Oberon stepped out of his room, dressed in the uniform required by Kuoh Academy, currently having his earbuds and stocking cap as well. One by one, the rest of his peerage revealed themselves, garbed in their gender's (except Ritsuke) uniform. As the stood in front of the motel, Oberon cleared his throat. "Alright guys, I'm only going to say this once. I want each of you to give your peers the same respect you give me. Thankfully, I pulled enough strings to get everyone in similar grades in the same homeroom, so Nobunaga and Kotori are in the same homeroom. Since I am the King of this peerage, I am going to expect either Rias or Sona to confront me, so if you hear my name heading somewhere, do not be alarmed. Otherwise, make me proud."

The peerage members nodded, and the group began walking, Oberon in the back to make sure no one separates from the group. Naturally the different members of his peerage have developed fears of the different peerage members, and this is perfectly intentional of the King. As the Bard of Fear, he would lose quite some self-respect if his own peerage members are scared shitless. So, along with combat training, Oberon has trained them to control their fears. Is Sophos still creeped by Blair, of course, but unlike other kitsune where he books it, he has learned to stand near her and actually have conversations with her. Hell, he even laughs at the pranks she pulls. The same thing goes for Virgillia and Natalie with Abend and Nobunaga with Virgillia. They have learned to master their fear when around those people. This is something Oberon takes pride in.

When the peerage arrived in front of the school, the all simply stared at the building. Despite its simple design, the edifice had a natural beauty to it, something that normal people don't really notice.

"Huh, it is quite nice." Nobunaga commented, when Natalie piped in.

"The only cover that can be offered is the roof, due to the amount of windows on the front. Then again, the roof does offer a good vantage point over the housing surrounding the school."

The peerage sighed as Natalie began listing off the pros and cons of the school building as if she was a survivalist. Oberon shrugged, handing Ryo and Kotori a slip of paper. "These are the Junior and Freshmen homerooms. Kotori, as you know…"

"Nobunaga's coming with me." She nodded.

"And Ryo…"

"Me, Ritsuke, Abend, and Blair."

"Good. I'm taking Virgillia, Sophos, and Natalie. I want you to make the others sit in the front. That way they will always pay attention."

The Knight and Rook nodded. "Understood my liege." From there they grabbed their members and were off to their respective classrooms.

The two Knights, who were the only freshmen in Oberon's peerage, walked into their homeroom and greeted their teacher.

As the bell rang, the teacher coughed to signal the student's attention. "As you can see here, class, we have two new transfer students. They'll introduce themselves now, and I want you all to treat them with respect."

As the two Knights finished writing their names on the board, the faced the class.

"My name is Kotori Tsukiyuri. I wish to have so much fun here in this school." She closed her eyes briefly to smile, which made the male class murmur and breath in awe, whispering both appropriate things and not so appropriate things about her, while the females gossip random subjects about her.

"Name's Nobunaga Oda. I plan to join the Kendo team later today. I hope you guys can keep up." He winked and smirked. This not only made the jocks in the room smirk as well, but a large majority of the girls sigh dreamingly.

"You two can sit next to Koneko Toujou in the front."

The two nodded, walking to the two seats, straddling a white haired, petite female. She glanced at the two, sceptical about their whereabouts. Nonetheless, she continued with her work when the teacher began the lesson.

The juniors, being the Rooks and Bishops, entered their homeroom, meeting their teacher.

A group of three boys, consisting of a nearly bald guy, one with glasses, and a brown haired guy, looked up at the four, or more specifically, the one dressed in the girl's uniform.

"Shit, a ginger-redhead combo! Somehow that new transfer student makes it hot!" The bald guy said.

"Hopefully that jacked redhead isn't her boyfriend." The one with glasses commented.

"No kidding, I would motorboat that if he weren't in the picture." The one with brown hair said.

"Now, class, these are your new transfer students, please treat them with respect." The teacher interrupted further conversation between them, and they all spoke.

"I'm Ryo Ketsukei."

"My name is Ritsuke Tensei. Nice to meet you all."

"I go by Abend Carmilla, and I'm single." The vampire winked, which made the girls, who were already fed up with the trio's antics, roll their eyes, though they didn't mind the comment.

"Hey guys! Name's Blair Inari! Hope we all have fun this year!" Her cheerleader like greeting brought all the guys in the classroom, not just the trio, to comment about her now, mostly on how they want her to be their girlfriend and the like.

"You four have suggested to sit in the front, so I have moved seats around slightly to offer you four those seats." The four nodded and plopped down in the front, Ryo and Ritsuke already paying attention, while Abend and Blair were distracted.

Oberon opened the door, allowing Virgillia, Sophos, and Natalie to enter the classroom, where a class was already waiting patiently. Immediately, Oberon sensed a strong devil presence, that belonging to a redhead off the the side of the classroom.

"As you all can see, these four are the transfer students. Make them feel welcome, blah blah blah, you know the drill."

"Natalie Farron." Natalie simply greeted, staring back at the many students with serious eyes that demanded for respect.

"Hey, I'm Sophos Alcaeus. I hope we all get along this year." The Pawn bowed respectfully, giving an easy smile as if trying to comfort the class.

"Hey guys, Virgillia Wallenstein here! Hope we all have a good year!" The Queen chirped, waving cheerfully, which left the king with introducing himself.

"...Greetings. My name is Oberon Telos-" Oberon instantly saw a shift in the Gremory's body positioning. He would too, House Telos was just created yesterday, and he already had a peerage by then. "I also hope we get along."

"Alright you four, your seats are in the front, sit down." To which the four do so.

It wasn't even lunchtime when a black haired girl handed Oberon a letter. After bowing respectfully, she left. Oberon opened the letter, and saw the contents.

Head to the Old School Building now, where the Occult Research Club is located. Bring your Queen if you want insurance.

-Rias Gremory

The King crumbled the letter and stood up. "Virgillia, we've been summoned."

The Queen nodded, standing up her own, telling the Pawns to relay the message back to the others, and began walking next to Oberon.

Eventually, they reached the area, and entered the clubroom. There, Rias Gremory, as well as the black haired girl that gave Oberon the note, were waiting for him.

"...Nice place you have here." Oberon commented, taking a seat on one of the sofas, kicking his feet onto the table. "Kind of smart making the Occult Research Club the headquarters of the Princess of Ruin."

"I'll only ask this once, Oberon, why are you here?" The redhead asked with authority.

"Straight to the point then. Same reasons you're here. Get a highschool education." Oberon smirked, not in a smartass way, but rather in a playful way.

"Don't resort to that excuse." Rias stated. "Why are you really here?"

"...You are aware how much 'classified' activity is happening within the range of the school, right?" Oberon asked, to which Rias nodded.

"Of course I am aware. Me and Sona have it under control."

"That is what you two think, but I'm not so sure." Oberon said.

"Are you doubting the abilities of my peerage? Of Sona's peerage?" Rias asked defensively.

"Not doubting anything. I'm just sceptic." Oberon said. "You're a King longer than me, and you only have three other members, four if you count that Bishop even you can't control, and one of those isn't even a Pawn. I'm trying to give you credit here, Rias, but you've been lazy when it comes to this sort of thing."

"Hush, Bard of Fear. If my hunch is correct, then I will be getting a new Pawn in a few days." The Gremory stated, which made Oberon raise an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

"You've noticed the Fallen Angel activity being covertly operated here, haven't you?" Rias asked. "I think I know what they're after."

"Hmm?"

"Issei Hyoudou. Second year. The Fallen Angels and I think he has a powerful sacred gear."

"Really?"

"And I have overheard them say that they will be executing him once they confirm it."

"And that is when you'll be reincarnating him?" Oberon asked. "How many pieces are you planning on using?" He asked as he began to sip his tea.

"All eight of my Pawns."

This comment made Oberon spit out the tea in his mouth, and he stood up quickly. "Are you insane!? You're spending all eight of your Pawns on one person!?"

"Exactly."

"Do you have any idea how stupid that is!? Spending two or three on one person, I understand, but all eight!?"

"I understand the short-term consequences, Oberon. I know this decision will drop the potential for flexibility by a lot, but this Sacred Gear, while needs time to harness, is more powerful than your voice."

"And what Sacred Gear could that be, Rias? A nuclear bomb?"

"Not quite. You'll see." The Gremory give a little smirk, which made Oberon groan.

"Regardless, it is going to take time to get all those pieces into him, and while the Fallen Angels may not be High-Class, if they're even Middle-Class, they aren't stupid. They stay to make sure he stays dead."

"I plan to have my peerage guard the area."

"I'm not doubting their abilities, but I'm sceptical that they will be okay. One holy attack, and their out, and your numbers are already scarce."

"So what're you suggesting."

"Let me take care of guard duty." This made Rias raise an eyebrow. "Only the devil community knows of the House of Telos, and any other community only knows about it via gossip. Besides, aren't you curious about my true abilities?"

"...Can't say I'm not." She looked at her Queen.

"I'm not so sure myself, Rias." The Queen stated. "You know Koneko and Kiba can handle themselves, and we don't know his capabilities either…"

"I ensure you my liege is just as powerful as he says he is." Virgillia spoke up. "Madame, my liege will eradicate any threat if he wishes it so. You will be guaranteed of his protection."

The King pondered about it, then nodded. "Alright, we'll start tailing them tomorrow. If the Fallen Angels pull anything sly, I'll send my familiar to do something sly as well."

"It's a deal then?" Oberon shook Rias's hand firmly then turned and began to leave the room. "See you tomorrow."

Once the door's been shut, Virgillia sighed. "Pretty good first impressions."

"Whatever. Let's head back, we'll have to tell the peerage the news."

"You're planning to bring them?"

"To pick off the stragglers. It won't be fair to let their King have all the fun, wouldn't it?"

"Too true." With that, the two left to the motel.