Chapter 21 - Akeno: Don't Forget Last Night's Promise, Mahiro-Kun!
"On the same day, he confessed to Koneko? So after one failed confession, he quickly found the next target?"
Rias and Himejima Akeno both widened their eyes slightly in surprise.
No wonder Koneko had been so cold after meeting Mahiro.
"That's why."
Rias held her forehead, looking speechless.
After thinking about it, Rias decided to share her own experience. She said with a little embarrassment, "Actually, just yesterday, Mahiro also confessed to me."
"Sure enough, this big pervert," Toujou Koneko said angrily. She felt angry, depressed, and inexplicably uncomfortable.
This Mahiro confessed to her first and then even went on to confess to Akeno-senpai and Rias.
"It seems that Mahiro-kun's ambition is not ordinary. He wants to charm all the girls in our Occult Research Club," Himejima Akeno joked.
"If he dares to do this, I will definitely beat him up," Toujou Koneko said firmly.
"So, Mahiro's character is a bit flawed," Rias sighed, using a very conservative statement.
Fortunately, this is a harem story, and the common sense of devils differs from that of humans. If this behavior were exposed in the real world, Mahiro might face severe social consequences.
"Actually, it's not a big flaw. Isn't this a normal thought for a boy of this age?" Himejima Akeno explained with a smile. "It would be strange if he had no interest in cute girls at this age. Rias, don't deny our charm!"
"Akeno, wouldn't you be angry if this were your real boyfriend?" Rias said jokingly.
"I don't mind. It's better to keep it within our group than to let others have him,'" Himejima Akeno said generously.
"However, Mahiro is too good at disguising," Rias was still a little worried, so she hadn't decided.
Himejima Akeno explained with a smile, "After all, he is a boy in adolescence, and this is one of his talents."
"Akeno, are you protecting your little boyfriend?" Rias laughed.
"Well, I agreed to his confession, so I have to fulfill my responsibilities as a girlfriend," Himejima Akeno said insincerely. Then, she got serious, "And this is also to safeguard the President's interests. There's no need to miss an excellent candidate because of minor shortcomings. Soon, the President will be an adult, and we have only a few chess pieces. Compared to other High-Class Devils, this is a disadvantage. If we participate in the Rating Game, it will be very disadvantageous."
"That's right."
Rias nodded helplessly, but when she heard the word "adult," an imperceptible loneliness flashed in her eyes.
She quickly resumed her smile.
"However, we should also consider Koneko's feelings."
"President, it doesn't matter what I think. If Mahiro dares to mess around, I will educate him with my fists and correct his twisted character."
Koneko thought her idea was quite good and nodded vigorously.
"Rias, look, Koneko has no objections either."
Himejima Akeno smiled, then looked at Toujou Koneko as if she could read her mind: "Actually, Koneko-chan wants Mahiro to join us, right?"
Toujou Koneko's eyes fluttered, and then she denied it, "I'm not, I don't. I just hope the President can find a suitable servant to help herself."
After speaking, Toujou Koneko stopped talking, bowed her head slightly as if she were guilty, and ate snacks silently.
"Ara Ara!"
Koneko's reaction made Himejima Akeno cover her mouth and chuckle.
Rias laughed, too, as Koneko looked like a troubled child.
However, this indicated that Koneko wouldn't strongly object to Mahiro.
Even if Rias insisted, Koneko would accept it. But Rias treated her servants as family, so she considered their feelings.
The suspicion about Mahiro was due to Rias's caution.
Although she admired Mahiro and hoped he could become her servant, she also wanted to ensure he had good character.
Like Issei Hyoudou in the original story, Rias had identified the Sacred Gear in his body early on. However, she waited to send an invitation but sent Koneko to monitor him.
Besides protecting him, she wanted to observe his character to see if he was worth using a chess piece to be reincarnated as the devil.
If it weren't for the intervention of Fallen Angel Raynare, Hyoudou Issei's reincarnation into a Devil might have been delayed for a long time.
"In that case, let's invite Mahiro."
Rias made up her mind, and her eyes fell on the information on the table.
Rias had no doubts about the information gathered on Mahiro.
Even a powerful clan in the human world could easily gather detailed information on someone using their resources.
Rias not only had an elder brother who was one of four Satans but was also the heir of a Duke's clan.
Her status among devils was matched by only a few.
The resources at her disposal were vast.
Compared to humans, the underworld's intelligence system was more powerful and could investigate more unknown information.
Therefore, Rias didn't fully trust Mahiro, but she trusted the data.
She believed in the authenticity of the information gathered by the underworld intelligence system.
"At this time, it should be about time for class to end."
Rias glanced at the clock. Last night, they had been busy with club activities and completed the crusade against the stray devil very well, so Rias had allowed everyone to take time off.
"Akeno, this task is left to you."
Rias smiled at Himejima Akeno.
"Then leave it to me."
Himejima Akeno smiled and nodded, left the Occult Research Club classroom, and headed toward the first-year classroom.
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Jingle!
The lunch break bell rang.
"Class dismissed."
In the classroom, the teacher on the podium simply announced the end of the class, then packed up the textbooks and quickly left the room.
After the teacher left, Himejima Akeno's graceful figure appeared at the classroom door, immediately attracting attention.
"Mahiro, I'm here to find you."
Himejima Akeno stood at the door with a smile on her face and glanced at Mahiro, who was still in his seat.
At this moment, Himejima Akeno did not have a hint of the powerful sense of oppression and enchanting charm she usually had, but she was full of gentle colors, fully matching her image as the warm senpai in the school.
For a moment, the atmosphere, which had become noisy due to the end of the class, suddenly became quiet.
Almost everyone's eyes fell on Himejima Akeno and Mahiro.
"Don't forget last night's promise, Mahiro-kun."
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