Hazuki Mao, the woman I happened to cross path.

When I found her, she was already on the verged of death. There was so much blood gushing out and dyed the ground beneath her.

"Tsubaki, call the ambulance."

The only thing I can do was compressing her wound to stop the bleeding. While I checked her pulse and her pale complexion with my other hand, I also noticed something.

"This is..."

It was faint, but I can sense it.

"A sacred gear user?!"

I didn't think I would come across ones in this town. Moreover, it's a high-tier Longinus as well. From the way it looked, seem like someone wanted to get rid of her.

Should I use my evil pieces? No, I shouldn't rush yet. There's still much time to think and chooses my very own ideal servants.

Furthermore, I want to learn more about her characteristic to determine that does she suitable or not?

First of all, I need to call her family and inform them about her situation.

Looking through her contact numbers, I called and asked them to find she's got no relatives and a gigolette at that. It was troubling since she doesn't have an ID on her, and she got many aliases. So I can't look into her family's background.

I got no choice but to ask Rias for help to search through all of them. As for Tsubaki, she totally against it.

"You've already done much for her. Just leave her be. And I believe she got herself killed because she's a leecher."

It was what Tsubaki said. Even if it's the truth, I'll wait for her to come around.

And a week later, I received a phone call from the hospital that the woman I brought in finally awoken.

During the time; she was in a coma, day in day out, I took my time to nurse her. I noticed she was indeed handsome.

Now take a closer looked at her again. She got a striking figure, black hair, fair complexion, and her amber eyes were bright and piercing that can charm any woman with one look.

"My name is Shitori Souna. What's yours?"

"Hazuki Mao."

"Nice to meet you, Hazuki-san."

"Yeah, same here."

I decided to stay silent and see what she would do next. However, a few minutes have passed in awkward silence. I then suggested.

"Hazuki-san, do you want to take a walk outside get some fresh air?"

"Thanks for the offer, but no, I'm fine."

"I see."

She is quite cautious and being wary of the circumstance. She doesn't seem to trust me at all.

"Soooo... Do you have any hobbies?"

H-Hobby? Her question caught me off guard a bit there.

"I love to bake and playing chess."

"Oh, chess, huh? I do know the basic rule of the chess game. Maybe next time, we should play." She said with a husky chuckle as she smiled innocently.

I'm not sure she was playing dumb or not. But it is a great chance. That way, I can learn from her based on how she plays.

I've played chess ever since I was little, and the more I played, the more I realize how emotions affect the game. For instance, whenever I make a wrong move, I start to play more aggressively; it is caused by frustration. But also a strategy to force the other player into making an error. Small decisions like this can give you great insight into the personality of your opponent.

"When we meet again. I'll bring a chessboard."

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"No one ever outwitted me in chess game before, but you're the first and only one, Hazuki-san. And, this is the first time I'm feeling ashamed of myself."

I looked at the chessboard in disbelief.

I thought I had read every her moved, but no, she's the one who lured me into the trap. And she's outdone me in ten matches, makes this eleven losses to me.

Never in my life, I felt so much this frustrated before.

"Please, don't treat me as I'm a child."

To the point, I slashed out my anger at her when Hazuki-san wanted to comfort me. Ashamed by my immature attitude, I apologized to her and quickly fled away.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. Excuse me."

I feel so stupid that I don't want to face her again.

"Here's the report of Hazuki Mao."

Later that day, Tsubaki brought in a pile of paperwork. I took a whole night to read it thoroughly.

Hazuki-san is a curious child. She easily adapted and quickly learned everything she finds interesting. Back in elementary school, she was getting bullied by others due to her appearance. And before she turned eighteen, she has made quite an accomplishment in sport and academics.

Still, I found it strange why a successful person like Hazuki-san here. Chooses to work in a small-time company.

At that moment, I planned on making her a daughter-in-law for my family. And to do that, she must strive for greatness and prove her worth to my family as a human being.

"Sona, are you serious? You plan to marry the woman that you've recently known her name. Can you tell me more about her?"

Rias leaned in as she found it amusing and wanted to know more about this random woman who caught my interest.

"Still, it will be hard since she's an adult."

"Of course, I am well aware."

Yes, and I will do everything to win her heart.