"Rias-senpai, what do you mean by staying away from Hajime-kun?" Suzu asked
"Just like I said, stay away from him, don't get too close to someone like that."
"but...."
Issei felt something strange was happening, for some reason the new student moved to a place close to them, and President Rias told Issei to stay away from Hajime, everything happened too fast
"Is there a reason why we have to stay away from Hajime, President Rias? Both you and President Sona also said the same thing to me today" Issei asked very curiously
"...."
Rias put her hands together thinking to find the right reason, but in the end she decided to tell the truth to both of them
"Listen carefully you two....today, everything we talk about is confidential" Rias stood up and stepped in front of Issei and Suzu
she cast soundproof magic and spread his demon wings
""!!!"" Issei and Suzu were shocked by the wings, and Issei immediately turned his back to Suzu to protect her
"Don't be too cautiosu, Hyoudou Issei-kun" Akeno tried to calm the situation
Issei glared at Rias and then looked around
he saw Akeno, Kiba and Gasper hiding behind the door
"Are... are you guys the same?"
"Ufufu~ that's right" Akeno answered casually
and Kiba just nodded with a smile
"I actually want to recruit the two of you to be my Pawns, therefore, I hope you can think of an answer to my offer."
Rias put on a friendly smile, but Issei didn't really like that
"Then what will we receive if we join your Pawn?"
"it's easy, you can get power"
"only that?"
"You can also get other things, besides strength"
An attractive offer, but it didn't make Issei's desire waver
"Sorry but I'm not interested in either entering your club or joining as your pawn" he turned away and took Suzu who was still confused by this strange situation
"hm..." Rias frowned, was there no other choice but to hypnotize him? but if they are hypnotized, the possibility of rebellion cannot be denied, and if it is allowed, then she will have to lose the owner of the sacred gear
however, Rias remembered Hajime's words last night
"I can also help you find someone you've been wanting to find."
"!"
his steps stopped
"If I'm not mistaken... you're looking for your missing older brother, right?"
"..."
"Hyoudou Kamiya, a child with black hair, eyes as blue as the sky, excelled from elementary school to middle school, and was known to be friendly to everyone, disappeared since he was seven years old, disappeared when he came home from school."
"..." Issei was lost for words
"How? Do you want to work together?"
"....*sigh....what do you want"
the smile on Rias' face decreased slightly, because it turned out that the method given by Hajime actually worked
"I just want strong pawns to win the rating game, and prove that I am a strong devil, even without bearing the name of the Gremory clan"
"..." Issei walked back and told Suzu to go back
"By the way, I also want to recruit Suzu to be my Pawn."
"she doesn't have anything to give you, just let me join in"
"of course there is"
"huh?"
"I want her to be near me"
"...Why?"
"..because.." Rias walked towards Suzu and hugged her
"e-eehh, R-Rias-senpai??!"
"This child is very cute and funny, I want her to be my side anytime"
"c-cute?! R-Rias-senpai, please stop joking!" Suzu's face turned red
"Ara-ara~ I also agree with that~" Akeno also walked towards Suzu and hugged her
"A-Akeno-senpai too??!"
"ufufu~ I want to have a little sister as cute as you"
Issei who saw that could only remain silent
Kiba, who was used to it, could only sigh and sip his tea
The door suddenly opened, and little Koneko saw Suzu who was being hugged by Rias and Akeno
"....*nom nom*..."
Koneko walked to her chair and sat down to focus on eating her snack
Rias saw that and wondered
"Koneko, where did you get those snacks? I've never seen them?"
"..*nom*..I got it from someone"
"...*sigh*...this kid....have you thanked that person yet?"
"...*nom*...he immediately left without saying anything"
"Koneko-chan, is he in the same class as us? If so, I will tell him your gratitude," said Kiba
"..*nom*...I don't know..*nom*..he has black hair and purple eyes, and handsome"
"huh?" Rias knew who Koneko was referring to
"Koneko...is there something wrong with that snack?" Rias asked again
"...nothing...it's just a normal snack..."
Rias didn't understand what the transfer student wanted
and maybe one day Rias will realize that she was overthinking
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Currently, Kamiya was walking home alone
he intended to go home with the Hyoudou brothers, but it turned out they had disappeared, and of course he knew where they went
Occult research club
and he no longer needed to worry about the safety of the two of them
and therefore, he took advantage of this alone time to walk around the city he missed so much, the same department stores, the nicer kindergartens, the upgraded elementary and middle schools
For some reason, he felt that this moment had only happened a few days ago
Lastly, he visited the place where he met the fallen angel, and still remembers the scary past. What's different is that now he can handle that fear, and also dealing with fallen angels has also become easy for him.
walking back towards his house, he saw the Hyoudou brothers walking together, but didn't have the heart to disturb their togetherness, he slightly slowed his steps and hid his presence.
"We're home!" An excited Suzu opened the door, and Issei followed her from behind
togetherness with family
that's what he misses, but that doesn't mean he doesn't receive love from his adoptive family, it's just that love from his original family and adoptive family is different
so Kamiya walked towards his house, opened the lock, and turned on the light, looked around, it felt very quiet, he went to the second floor to change his clothes, and saw the cheerful Hyoudou family
He smiles and closes the window, feeling grateful that even without him, they can smile happily again. The memory of his parents crying made him hurt, unfortunately, the fate he faced could not be avoided
go down the stairs and go to the bathroom, clean yourself, and wear comfortable clothes
for him, food was not necessary, however, to maintain his human side, he had to eat something, he couldn't just keep replacing it with magic energy.
cooking has also become his habit since his first life, he once dreamed of opening a restaurant with his friend, Kamiki, however, sometimes the world is very cruel to that dream that looks beautiful
In the end, he gave up on opening a restaurant
"....." staring into empty air, he thought back to his future plans, only, he felt it was too soon to think about the future, he continued eating the food he made himself
and with this leisurely life coming to an end, Kamiya could at least enjoy some time for himself.
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A little emotional chapter, but this is the most relaxing chapter I wrote