On the way to school, Asia was so excited. She couldn't wait to experience the life of an average person. As for me, I'm making plans to keep perverts and Devils away from Asia. To do that, I enchanted the cross of Asia, and it would create a sort of bubble around her. This bubble would make sure that none of the Supernatural would feel the energy signature of Twilight Healing. I won't risk Rias doing something to manipulate Asia into joining her Peerage.
An hour later, the homeroom teacher introduced Asia to the class. Everyone was excited, especially Motohama and Matsuda, but that wouldn't last long because I used a spell that made them go to sleep. It must have hurt when both of them hit the ground face first. Due to me trying to protect Asia from perverts, I forgot to stop Asia from telling the class that we live together.
Well, shit! Now, I'll have to deal with everyone questioning me. One good thing about all this is that Motohama and Matsuda aren't awake to hear it. They would have been the most annoying. They may be my buddies, but sometimes they go overboard…Would you look at that? The moment a new student has been enrolled to Kuoh, the Heiress of Gremory is here to try her luck. Too bad for her. I'm going to make sure that Asia goes nowhere near her. From looking at Rias, I can tell that she doesn't know that Asia was a nun or a holder of a Sacred Gear. Good. I'm going to keep it that way.
I can feel Rias use her magic to probe Asia if she has a Sacred Gear throughout the day. And thanks to the necklace that I created for Asia, she wasn't getting anything. But damn, does this heiress have one hell of an intuition. I heard her tell Akeno that her intuition is telling her that Asia has a Sacred Gear.
'That princess may be annoying and opportunistic, but I'm impressed with her intuition. Not even I can feel the Sacred Gear within the nun, yet, she continues with her probing due to her intuition,' Ddraig said. I feel the same as him. I was impressed that she was following her intuition rather than give up right away.
'Right you are, Ddraig. She may have potential after all,' I said.
"Issei…" Raynare whispered.
"Is Asia going to be alright? That heiress has been probing Asia for a Sacred Gear for the past hour," Raynare added.
"Don't worry. The cross in Asia's neck is enchanted to prevent the Sacred Gear signature from leaking. That heiress wouldn't be able to sense it no matter what she does," I whispered to Raynare. She nodded in understanding because she saw me enchant the necklace a few days ago. She didn't know what I did with it. Now she does.
At the end of three classes, Rias and Akeno finally left. Though, from time to time, I can feel the two of them staring at the back of my head. Anger filled both their eyes. One for beating the shit out of them and the other for me bad mouthing them. Damn…Girls do hold a grudge.
At the end of the day, StuCo seemed to have decided to confront me once more, and I was asked to head to the Student Council Room again. This time, the person sent was Tsubaki Shinra. From the looks of it, Sona wasn't planning to let me go this time. So, I told Raynare and Asia to head home without me. Raynare was reluctant but decided to listen to me after a bit of persuasion.
Heading to the Student Council Room, Tsubaki was making me walk in front, both to watch me and to make sure that I didn't peek at her butt. Let me tell you. She has one hell of a butt. It's round and perky. Too bad that she's too protective of her figure when I'm around.
"We're here. I suggest you be respectful," Tsubaki said.
"Hmm…No. I'll treat her the way she treats me. I don't care if she's an heiress or not. Because her status means nothing to me," I told Tsubaki who's eyebrows furled at the words I said. She was about to reprimand me, but Sona, inside the Student Council Room, told her not to do anything stupid. I then heard her ask me to come in. So, I did.
"Welcome to the Student Council Room. Tell me, Issei. Do you play chess?" Sona said. She has this confident look. I don't know. There is just something about a girl that is confident in themselves but isn't conceited. It's quite alluring.
"I do. Why? Are you challenging me?" I said. Everyone in the room was laughing. They think that I have no chance of winning and that against Sona, I'm no challenge at all.
"You can see it that way if you'd like. But let's talk while we play," Sona said. She then set up the chessboard and told me to choose which colour I'd like to pick. I picked white. I know that white would be a disadvantage as it is the first person to make a move, meaning the opposition will be able to calculate the actions I'll be making in advance from a single piece.
"Tell me, Issei. What is it you are doing here in Kuoh Academy? Are you a part of the Church? Or are you part of the Grigori? You see, these are questions that I've been asking myself. From my observation, you aren't the type of person to be part of an organisation. Tell me, is my analysis wrong?" Sona said. I made my move, and then she made hers.
"No. You're not wrong. I'm not part of any organisation, and I'm not one to join. I don't have the prejudice that you all have. I don't care if one is a God, Angel, Fallen Angel, or Devils. What I care about is their attitude towards people. Just like Rias, she messed with my family's memory, she paid the price, and if she does it again, then this time, I won't care if she is the little sister of the strongest Satan. I will kill her. She's already been warned," I said while continuing the game of chess.
"Does that mean you aren't a threat to us as long as we don't bother you?" Sona asked.
"That's right. I don't plan to harm you in any way as long as you don't harm anyone," I said.
"That's fair. I want to ask. When you found out that I was a Devil, what did you think of me, of us?" Sona said. She was gesturing her entire Peerage.
"At first, I thought that you were just like Rias. Manipulative and opportunistic. But after watching you for a while, my opinion of you got better. Rather than manipulate people to join your Peerage, you are more of a businesswoman. You would rather it be a mutual relationship rather than a trust built on lies," I said.
"Unlike most Devils, I don't look down on those that are reincarnated. That's why I dream of creating a school in the Underworld that teaches about its laws and rating games. I don't see them as a lowly servant, but the future of the Underworld," Sona said.
"For that, you have my respect…By the way, checkmate," I said. Then I stood up and left the room. Sona's eyes and mouth were wide open.
The entire Student Council were shocked at the development. They thought that Sona was winning throughout the game since I wasn't taking time to make my move. They believed that each move that I made was random. Ha! I have the strategic knowledge of Saber Proto and Dr Strange. Against me, Sona wasn't anything special. But with help, she can be one of the best strategists in the whole Underworld.