I hate school...

That's all

Today is the day of this "Rating Game"

Azazel went to speak with Issei about his balance breaker that he obtained during training with Tannin.

Azazel-sensei then talked about our types like how Rias and Akeno are wizard types, Kiba and I are technique types, Xenovia and Koneko are power types, Gasper and Asia are support types, and Issei is a power type that can support.

Azazel then walked to Xenovia, Koneko and Issei and said

"Power types have to be wary of counters, they can have their abilities turned against them with a single counter blow. It's because counters return the opponent's power to them plus the power of the one who counters. When one is strong, it's natural for there to be damage just as strong."

Xenovia then said

"If there's a counter, I just have to overcome it with power."

Wow how foolish, it'll get you killed if you even try...

Azazel shook his head and told her

"Against counter types, Avoid attacking as much as possible. It's better to face counter-users with the spell-users like Akeno, Kiba, Gasper or Derek. There includes high risk in power against technique."

Azazel then included with asking Issei if he could take on Kiba with balance breaker. He said no, because he could toy with him with Kiba's knight speed.

"That's how it is. Whether it is against Kiba or anyone else, you have openings for counter-attacks. Ise, if you don't create a counter-measure against counter-users, you won't be able to win against Kiba for life. That is what battle compatibility means."

And then he turned to Rias and warned her

"Rias, if there are counter-users in Sona Sitri's group, they might run into Ise, you know? If a counter eats up his enormous power, it will be an instant out. You need to come up with and refine some tactics for that."

"But, if the opponent is a female, the possibility of that is…low."

Oh, that thing...

"...Dress break, the enemy of all women."

"True... but I'll kill him before he uses it."

Issei then looks at me with a frown, and I deadpan at him

"You must hate everything don't you."

"Not exactly, I just hate you more than anything else."

"...You don't hate me do you?"

"No, I couldn't hate you-"

"fufufu I should be called from now on the Darkness Welsh Dragon!"

"...Ise-senpai is giving us a creepy smile."

I throw a knife to his foot

"GAAAAH, WHAT DO YOU PUT IN THESE THINGS!?"

"The strongest emotion you have is what makes it painful, the more stronger, the more painful it is. Oh I can also amplify it by about ten times."

"No thank you-GAAAH!."

Azazel then spoke

"Okay, the chances of you winning are above 99 percent because you have that "thing" on your peerage." He pointed to me I just smiled back

"But still, do not take your chances lightly, even a one percent should not be swept aside. If the situation changes, it could change for the worse."

"We are going to win!"

Battle Day

We stepped into the magic circle

We appeared in a place full of tables and Issei said that it was some shopping mall

We then heard an announcement from the speakers

[Everyone, I, the "Queen" of the Lucifer group, Grayfia, will be carrying the role of arbiter in the "Rating Game" between the Gremory group and the Sitri group on this occasion.]

Classic introductions, why does everybody act so formal? I don't get this world...

[In the name of my master, Sirzechs Lucifer, I will watch over the battle between these two families. It's a pleasure to be here. To get right to the main topic, the battlefield for today is the department store within the neighbourhood of the school "Kuou Academy" that Rias-sama and Sona-sama attend, which has been prepared within a separate space as the game field.]

I looked around and made a throne of ice to sit on for a while.

[Both groups have been transported to their respective "bases". Rias-sama's "base" is on the second floor of the east side, while Sona-sama's "base" is on the first floor of the west side. In order for "Pawns" to promote, please go to your opponent's "bases".]

Oh, now I guess the rules are next

[This time, there will be special rules. Documents on this have been sent to each group, so please check them. A single bottle of the healing item "Phoenix Tears" has been provided to each team. A special restriction for the Rook Derek, you're not allowed to above three spells, and you are not permitted to use "Phoenix Tears". Furthermore, the time to strategise before the battle is thirty minutes. Contact with the opponent during this time is forbidden. The game is scheduled to start after thirty minutes. Then, let the strategy time begin.]

Rias spat out her tea turned to me and said

"Those are some restrictions."

"They arent restrictions, I use only 10% of my power, the other power is sealed..."

"That's good then, but three spells and no phoenix tears? That's hard."

"The throwing knife isn't a spell..."

"What is it then?"

"You won't know."

Rias then shrugged and turned to the team

"We cannot destroy the battle field, so Durandal isn't permitted for Xenovia. We cannot use spells that affect a wide area, Gasper cannot use his eyes since he cannot control it. Giving Ise's blood to him is also prohibited. It seemed that they've provided him with Sacred Gear-sealing glasses developed by Azazel. [Since it was made for Gasper's exclusive use, it won't have any particular bad influence on his body] so it says here. Really, he likes to prepare."

"So Gasper is only going to use magic and vampire abilities."

"That's right. From the beginning, his time-stopping power carried a lot of risk. The other side has not only the counter-types I mentioned before, but also Saji-kun, who possesses a Sacred Gear that absorbs the ability of others, so we don't know what kind of counterattacks they'll use. Like suppressing it with genjutsu. There are also other technique's to take away a person's vision. When talking about such things, it becomes impossible to use that power in either the games or actual battle. Using meticulous caution is only natural."

"…The Rating Game isn't something you can win simply by having a lot of power. The battle situation changes completely according to the battlefield and rules. Because this is a ground where even devils that lack strength can depend on wisdom and rise higher, it has become popular in the Underworld and among the other powers. The rules this time may be disadvantageous to us. However, if we can't make up for this, we won't be able to win and advance in the games from now on. Even a "Pawn" can take down the "King" this is not only a basic rule in chess, but also a proverb of the Rating Games. In other words, it implies that anyone can win with the proper method."

I then left the strategy briefing and took a seat on my ice throne.

"Derek, your job is to walk right into their front lines and take them out."

"Really? I'd rather do what I'd like to."

"Fine."

Everybody separated and went to wherever they wanted to. I just sat with Koneko eating sweets.

Then I saw Ise walk to the "Adult Section"

I then used a chain, grabbed him, threw him on the wall and said

"No, just no, no lewd activities before a battle."

"I-I was j-just checking if e-everything to an e-extend w-was reproduced!"

Akeno then walked over to Ise and then talked about his likes and dislikes

Koneko then turned to me

"...Can you teach me that some day?"

"I can teach you right now you know..."

I then gave her a forearm bracer and attached a chain to it and wrapped it around her forearm.

"Just add magic to it and point at your target, then when it's latched on, you pull back while holding the chain with both your hands."

"...Okay."

"Try it on Ise."

"WHAT!?" I hear around the corner

Right before he could run away he gets chained and pulled towards Koneko

"Then you either punch or kick then to get the chain off."

Without hesitation she instantly kicks him in the back. Issei falls to the floor.

"Well, we can't have someone retire before the game so..."

I heal him with senjutsu and bring him back up

"Well, have fun, I'll help later or if I ever want to."

"Okay everyone, it's time to gather."

We then were reminded of what we were going to do and we all left

[It is now time to begin. Furthermore, the time limit for this game will be a blitz-style of three hours. Then without further ado, game start.]

I instantly teleported myself to the roof top and sat down on a high ledge moving my legs back and forth

A few minutes later I saw two people come and look at me.

"So, is this all you got Rias? One small child?"

"That is no small child."

Kiba and Xenovia appeared but I stopped them

"They're mine. Go help the others!"

They tried to pass me, but I didn't allow them to so they left and went to help others

"So a one on three eh? You're lucky I can't use my power to a full extent."

Before anything happened their [Knight] charged me as I then used a chain, pulled her to me and kicked her back, breaking a few of her ribs.

"Ouch..." I said

Then I summon a knife and threw it towards her

SPLAT

[Sona Sitri-sama's Knight has retired]

[One of Rias Gremory-sama's Bishops has retired]

The remaining two realized that I wasn't going to go easy and instantly shot spells at me. I dodged them all and then threw a knife at the [Queen]

"Mirror Alice!"

The knife then came back towards me and right before it hit

"Dark Magic - Reflect Anti-Anima!"

I summoned a force field around me and a incredible release of Ki

The reflected knife hit the force field and ricocheted and went towards the [Queen] She braced for the impact but the knife hit the [Rook]. She shielded the knife and got hit herself.

"Heart warming..."

[One of Sona Sitri-sama's Rooks has retired]

The [Queen] glared at me with angry eyes, I just kept my emotionless stare and sat back on the ledge.

"I will avenge them."

She starts charging me but I use my second spell and chains started appearing from the ground and latched onto her. I started to talk towards her.

"Retire or get stabbed and forcefully retired."

She then tried moving out of the chains while I approached her. I was standing right in front of her.

"Here's your final choice." While grabbing a knife and pointing it at her

[Sona Sitri-sama's Queen has retired]

I was a millimeter from stabbing her before she glowed white and disappeared.

Well, time to "surprise" Koneko and Ise

While walking through the hall I toss a knife

[One of Sona Sitri-sama's Pawns has retired]

Everybody turned to me with my approach

"Can I at least fight him?" Saji said while looking at me in awe

"Very well..." I sat down on a nearby crate and clicked my fingers, summoning cookies and started eating them

I then whistle too Koneko and toss a lollipop to her which she opens it and starts eating

"Issei is going to lose, but not while fighting Saji-kun."

Saji then looks at me and smirks while Issei had a bewildered expression

They were fighting for a few minutes until

[Both of Rias Gremory-sama's Knights have retired]

Well, they actually fell into those traps for some reason

After a few minutes Saji was on the brink of exhaustion and soon after retired as Issei triumphed in domination

He was complaining that he felt light headed

I then pointed to the line on his hand

"I can cut it off you know."

"Then do so!"

I then walked towards him, examined the line and used my knife to cut it off. Blood started pouring out. I then stopped the bleeding by wrapping electrical tape around his arm.

Later we appeared face to face with Sona, weird, there are two...

"Derek, you are surprisingly good even with heavy restrictions placed on specifically you."

"They aren't restrictions to me."

I then see Issei on the verge of being passes out so

"Ise, you should retire. You're going to pass out or be forcefully retired."

He looked at me and Rias who nodded and obliged

[Rias Gremory-sama's Pawn has retired]

"There are two Sona's how strange..."

"Where?!"

"Well, one is right in front of us and one is on the roof. So probably the one on the roof because nobody would be stupid enough to face to face..."

Right before Rias could say anything I teleported to the roof and tossed a knife at Sona

The other Sona then disappeared and went back to full consciousness in front of me with the knife in her torso.

She then looks at me and mouths out words that I couldn't hear and then she glowed white

[Resign confirmed, Rias Gremory Wins]

While walking through the medical infirmary I walked into Saji's room. He was unconscious. I felt bad for him because he put his life on the line for his and Sona's dream. I used senjustu to heal him and left.

Later in the day we went back on the train to return. I then went on a couch and took a nap. But a few minutes late I felt something curl on front of me. I open my eyes and see Koneko curled up in front of me. I smiled, put my arms around her which she accepted. I then curl my tail around her and she did the same on my arm.

""Nya.""

Well that sums it up. I might have rushed it a bit, blame me all you want.

I have school so, although it might not affect my writing directly, it will affect the time of when I write and release

Have a good day now

Bye Bye