Chapter 5: Devil Team Rollout

The time was now 8 pm, and the sun had descend completely, leaving it completely dark out in kuoh town. Rias and her servants, Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko had just teleport, via red magic circle to the edge of town. The area was barley lit, and the buildings were run down. They stand a few meters away from the foot of an abandoned warehouse, ready to encounter what was inside.

"Alright everyone, this is where the stray devil should be hiding. I hope you three are ready." Rias said, turning to her servants behind her.

"We are." They all said in unison. "Glad to hear it. Let's go." Rias said as they all started walking towards the abandoned warehouse.

Once they reach the rundown doors, Koneko steps forward, and kicks the doors down with relative ease. Once they all step inside, they wince in disgust at the scent of blood, and corpses, filling their noses. "Well, well, well, I smell four little devil snacks." Said a creepy, feminine voice, ringing out in the warehouse.

Hearing the voice the four devil turn to the direction of the source. Once they did a large figure emerged from the shadows. The figure was that of a young woman with a voluptuous body, and long black hair, but her lower body from the waist down was gigantic, and beastly with for long legs, her two front legs featuring humanoid hands with red claws as feet, and her stomach featured a mouth cavity with sharp teeth, that was closed.

"Stray devil Viser, in the name of the house of Gremory, you shall be put to death for the crime of killing your master, and devouring innocent humans." Rias said, authoritatively as she points her finger in dramatic fashion. Viser only smirked at Rias's words.

"Fufufu, is that right, then let's see if you can actually kill me, little high class slut." Viser said, mockingly, while giggling. "We shall see, have at her." Rias said gesturing for her servants to attack.

Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko charged forward, Kiba being the first to attack as he draws his sword, and jumps into the air to slash at Viser's main body. Seeing this Viser lifts one of her long beastly legs to block his slash as he descends upon her. Once Kiba's sword makes contact with her leg, he's shocked to see his sword strike had no effect on her skin, and before he could do anything else, Viser easily knocked him away with her leg, sending him flying into a pile of old boxes, and debris.

"Hmph, is that the best you can do." Viser said mockingly. "Of course not, ugly." Said koneko who was the next to attack as she jumped, and punched Viser in her left side of her lower half, pushing her to the side slightly. Koneko tries to follow up by running up to her front, and jumped to punch again.

"Well now, you have quite strong punches little girl, but I have a strong chomp." Viser said as before koneko could land her punch, Viser opened her stomach mouth cavity to try, and devour her. Koneko's eyes widened, and she repositioned to hold Viser stomach cavity opened with her arms, and legs, just barely keeping it opened with her "rook" strength.

Seeing this Akeno flys up with her devil wings, and throws a blast of lightning at Viser, which connected, making her open her stomach cavity wider, allowing Koneko to jump out. "Now take this." Akeno yelled as she summons a yellow magic circle in her hands and launches blasts of lightning at Viser, hitting her all over her large body.

After taking a number of blasts, Viser slammed her front hand like feet on the ground, creating a shockwave of wind pressure, that knocked all four devils back several, and canceled out Akeno's attack. "Hmph, is that all you welps can do." Viser said mockingly, holding her hand up to her mouth amused.

Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko regained their composure after the wind pressure subsided, and grit their teeth, refusing to give up. After 30 minutes of attacking, the three of them stand side by side on the ground gasping for air in exhaustion as they look up at Viser. "Ahahaha, it seems that is the best you can do" Viser said laughing heartily.

Rias, who was watching the whole time from a far, grit her teeth in irritation. "Dammit all, seems I'll have to step in to finish this." Rias said, moving in between her servants, Viser, summoning a large red magic circle in her hands, and launched blasts of destruction power at Viser, who easily blocked all of them with one of her front legs, leaving Rias wide eyed shocked.

"W-what that's impossible!" Rias said in shock that her family's signature destruction power had no effect of her, and was blocked easily. "Hmph, do you really think one more weakling will make a difference? Now who should I eat first?" Viser asked as a purple aura enveloped her large form, making Rias, Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko shiver in fear, but remain standing, ready to keep fighting.

"Well this was quite the show." A male voice came out of nowhere, echoing through out the warehouse, surprising all of them. A voice the four Gremory devils recognized. Rias and her peerage all turn, and look up at the source of the familiar sounding voice.

"JIRO?!" They all yelled in unison as they see Jiro Natsuo himself, crouching on one of the many broken windows as he looks down at them with an amused smile. "In the flesh." Jiro said suddenly appearing right behind them as though he instantly teleported, hands in his jacket pockets, making them turn around to look at him in surprise.

"J-Jiro, how long were you watching?!" Rias asked shocked to see him here. "Since you guys showed up." Jiro said casually.

"Fufufu, well, well, another one showed up. He doesn't smell like a devil, but I'm sure he'll tas-" Before Viser could finish her sentence, Jiro suddenly appers next to her, his left arm out stretched, and covered in blood as a large chunk of the left side of Viser's large, bottom half is blown off. The rest of her body falls to ground dead with a loud thump sound, and Jiro fwips the blood off his left arm. Rias, Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko look on, gobsmacked in complete shock, and astonishment as they try to process what they had just saw.

Koneko: "He killed her...with just...one blow."

Kiba: "After all of our attacks...had little to no effect on her...he finished her off...in an instant."

Akeno: "That was...absolutely incredible."

Rias: "How...in the world...did you do that?"

Jiro turns his head to them looking at them over his shoulder, and only responds to only Rias's question. "The real question is...how did you not do that?" Jiro asked looking them, particularly Rias.

Jiro then suddenly appears right in front of them, glaring at them. "I have to admit that was single most pathetic group fight I had ever scene." Jiro said, bluntly, making them look at him in confusion, and slight offense.

"W-what do you mean...?" Rias asked in slight offense but Jiro cut her off. "Zip it, blood hair. I'll get to you last" Jiro said, pointing at Rias as she cocked her neck back in offense at him calling her "blood hair".

Jiro turns back to the others. "I'll be frank, if you all attacked her all at once, instead of one at a time, you could've done some kind of damage, or wore her down, giving you a small path to victory." Jiro said making them look at him in contemplation.

"Exhibit A: After Kiba's first sword strike, when she blocked it Akeno could've followed up with a blast of lightning, catching her off guard while she was distracted with Kiba. Jiro said looking between Kiba and Akeno.

"Exhibit B: When Koneko first punched her in the side while she was momentarily stunned Kiba could've rushed forward, and jumped again with his speed, and gone for upper half again while she was stunned, and distracted by Koneko's punch. Jiro said looking between Koneko and Kiba.

"Exhibit C: When Akeno was bombarding her with blasts of lightning, Kiba and Koneko could've went to attack her from behind while she was defending against Akeno's lightning. Jiro said looking between all three of them.

Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko look at him in contemplation, and astonishment as they realize the truth in his words as he lectures them. Rias who was also listening, adds her own two cents. "Yes he's right. If we'd worked together from the start maybe we cou-" Before Rias could finish her sentence, Jiro appears right in front of her, their faces inches apart, and giving her a wide eyed glare into her eyes.

"And you're the biggest problem child here Rias." Jiro said, to which Rias could only respond saying "h-huh?!" As she shivers in fear."

"While your servants were busting their asses fighting against that stray devil for that whole half hour, what the hell were you doing standing by, watching, and doing nothing, until the end?!" Jiro said glaring daggers into Rias, his red eyes appearing as though they were glowing as he released his aura again. Rias at this moment completely forgot about her status, reputation, and power in the face of Jiro overwhelming presence.

Rias couldn't say anything feeling to intimidated to do so. Even Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko shivered, even though Jiro's wrath wasn't directed at them. "Well? You being their master, and all, you're more powerful then all them. Don't you think they could've needed you're help right from the start.?" Jiro asked getting only a whimper from Rias.

"This is why I call that "evil pieces" crap slavery. You just let them go into battle, and let them fight for you like meaningless foot soldiers, you can just replace. You high class devils treat your servants as nothing but pawns to used, and discarded once they're no longer useful. And even if they're still useful to you, if they start to think for themselves, or be defiant, they're branded as criminals, and killed in cold blood. If you don't want these three to go stray as well, then I suggest you treat them like real friends, and comrades, and not like tools, otherwise they'll end up like that Viser chick over there." Jiro said pointing at Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko and then at Viser's corpse.

Rias looks up at Jiro, at first caught off guard, and solemnly at his view of the evil piece system, and high class devils, and then a look of fear, horrified by the thought of her own servants leaving her, and getting killed in response. Jiro then steps back from Rias, and brings his aura down. "Well anyway, I'm sure you can handle getting rid of the body, see ya." Jiro said as he turned, started walking to leave.

"W-wait." Rias said, calling out to him. Jiro stops in his tracks again, and sighed. "What now." Jiro said, looking over his shoulder at Rias.

"D-do you...really hate devils that much? Not all of us are like that you know?" Rias asked recalling his thoughts on high class devils. Jiro looks at her for a second, and then closes his eyes.

"...While I've come to tolerate more, compared to before...it was devils that took my one, and only friend from me when we were just children, and right now I don't even know if she's still alive or not...so to me they've always been nothing but manipulative, and cruel, which isn't surprising, being devils and all, but I don't know if my view of them will change at some point." Jiro said, opening his eyes midways through, and spoke with a deadpanned expression, but with a solemn sounding voice. Jiro continues walking, and leaves the warehouse, leaving the four devils to look at the direction he left in with solemn looks.

Kiba: "...It all makes sense now."

Koneko: "...Jiro."

Akeno: "That...must of been...horrible...and as children no less.

Rias remains silent in contemplation, and sadness that own her people had caused him such unforgettable pain, while also hoping if there was a way she could help him so he wouldn't think so poorly of her, and her people.

The next day

Jiro had just left his house to go to school. He walked for several minutes in complete silence, hands in his jacket pockets, thinking about whether, or not he was too harsh on Rias and her peerage the night before, particularly Rias. After several more minutes, on his journey to school Jiro soon found himself being followed by Rias Gremory herself, who was walking several feet behind him, not knowing how to greet him.

"Can I help you Rias?" Jiro asked as he kept walking not turning around.

Rias jolts slightly at being noticed so quickly. "I-I just want to ask...can you please make me your disciple?" Rias asked, firmly.

Jiro: "My disciple? Really?"

Rias: "Yes, I know you're incredibly strong, and knowledgeable, I feel like I can grow, and learn a lot from you."

Jiro: "Do I look like a teacher to you, and quite following me."

Rias: "I beg of you."

Jiro looks at her over his shoulder as he keeps walking. "Oh yeah, and what do you hope to gain in the long run?" Jiro asked with a skeptical look in his eye.

Rias's face becomes more serious as she prepares to answer. "The ability to protect my peerage, and other people I care about. I acknowledge everything you said to me last night, what you said was correct, so I want to rectify it...and maybe we...can become good friends in the process. Rias said determined, and then smiling at the end.

Jiro stops walking, and looks at her taken aback by her response. He then turns his head back around...and has a small flashback to that night in his head, when he and Irina were attacked by those men in trench coats with bat wings, who he now knows were devils...the very last time he saw her. As he flashes back to that night, Jiro clenched his fist, and grit his teeth remembering the problems devils have caused even after that night.

After a few seconds Jiro calms down, and smirks, not turning around. "Is that right, well then..." Jiro said, and then suddenly appears right in front of Rias again his face inches from hers, glaring into her eyes with a threatening smile." ...I'll have you know, training with me...will be absolute hell. do you think you can handle it, princess?" Jiro asked, making her shiver at his warning.

Rias, despite her being intimidated, and shaking in feat, her determined face never falters. "Yes I can. I'll handle anything you put me through." Rias said, defiantly.

Jiro looks at her slightly surprised by her declaration, but smirks as he backs away from her. "Hmph, fine then, I'll make you my disciple, in fact while I'm at it, I might as well whip those servants of yours into shape as well, they definitely need it." Jiro said as he turned around, continued walking Rias following close behind

"Really? You will? You'll train me and my servants?" Rias asked, hopefully to which Jiro nodded. "Yay, thank you so much." Rias said, as she runs up, and grabs onto Jiro's left arm as though they were a couple, burying his forearm into her large breasts.

In response Jiro's face reddens, and he bonks her on the head. "First lesson: Never do that again!" Jiro said, hold his fist up, his cheeks still slightly red. "Owie, sorry" Rias said, sounding like a whimper, with her hands on her head, eyes closed, and a small tear in the coner of her left eye as a red bump swells on the top of her head.

Awhile later

Jiro and Rias walk through the front gates of the school side by side, and immediately become the talk of the other students in the area. Most of the students look concerned for Rias while some of the guys look on in envy and disbelief, and some of the girls mimic the guys but in reverse. They all immediately started whispering amongst themselves.

Guys: "There's no freakin way. What the hells he doing walking with Rias-sama?"

"Dammit you punk bastard, stop hogging all the hot girls."

"Shut it you. Do you want to get murdered?"

Girls: "No, don't tell me Rias-sama already claimed him. I thought I might have a chance."

"Yeah, me too."

"You two do realize he's a notorious gang leader right? You sure you'd want to date him?"

Jiro and Rias walk past them, over hearing most of them. "I oughta rip their throats out." Jiro said in exasperation, his red eyes pointing up, and eyebrows arching upwards as tick mark appeared on his cheek. Rias chuckles at this "you know what they say about humans; they love to talk." Rias said in amusement.

Jiro and Rias enter the school building, and prepare to go their separate ways. "Alright my class is this way, we'll discuss training another time. First we'll discuss the fallen angel problem in town. Jiro said turning to Rias.

"Right, we should. Um...by the way...you'll help with...that forced engagement right?" Rias asked with a hint of concern.

"Oh right, I forgot about that, I guess so." Jiro said, scratching the back of his head. Rias sighed, and gained a relieved smile.

"Ok, thank you, anyway see you later." Rias said relieved as she walked away to her class while waving. Jiro waved back, and begun walking to his class, only to be stopped by another group of jocks.

"So you decided to start messing around with Rias-sama now, huh? Gang leader, or not, I think it's about time we put you in your place." The lead jock said while cracking his knuckles as the other jocks said "yeah" in unison, ready for a fight.

Jiro sighed. "Ooh boy. Looks like I'm gonna be late for class today." Jiro said in annoyance.

Meanwhile in Jiro's classroom

"Alright everyone today we'll be having a new transfer student joining our class today, treat her well. Come on in" said Jiro's homeroom teacher said as he gestured to the door.

The door slid opened, and in came a pretty girl with chestnut colored hair, violet eye, and a silver cross necklace around her neck. The girl smiled brightly with her eyes closed, and waved at everyone.

"Hi, my name is Irina Shidou. It's amazing to meet you all.

To be continued