After Hanzo's blunt rejection, the atmosphere in the room gradually became heavier. Although Rias had prepared herself for a rejection, she didn't expect Hanzo to be so blunt. Especially Hanzo's expression. Just a few seconds ago, Hanzo was still smiling and talking with them, but now he was looking at them with cold eyes.
'So this is his true face.' Rias thought.
Akeno, who was sitting next to Hanzo, was also a bit surprised to see Hanzo's change. She had been acting close to Hanzo to make him more comfortable with them, but things didn't turn out as she thought.
"A blunt rejection huh… Do you hate devils that much Hanzo-kun?" Rias wondered.
"Ah no, I don't hate your race Rias-senpai. In fact, I have a few friends who are devils and reincarnated devils." Hanzo answered simply.
"Then why? May I know the reason?"
"It's simple Rias-senpai. First, becoming a devil will basically give me a weakness to light magic. Second, you're weaker than me and I have no reason to become the servant of someone weaker than me. Third, I will lose my freedom by becoming your servant. Fourth, in my eyes, you're a bad leader. Fifth and most importantly, I won't be anyone's subordinate." Hanzo listed out each of the things, causing Rias and the others to fall silent because everything was so reasonable. However, there were still a few things that made them dissatisfied.
"Ara ara, what do you mean by saying that Rias is not suitable for the position of a leader." Akeno tried to defend her best friend. Meanwhile, Rias and Kiba wanted to refute what Hanzo said.
"Don't you see? First of all, she almost killed you all because of her temper. Second of all, she's just a lazy leader, she's too inactive."
"What do you mean by saying I'm a lazy leader?" Rias asked with anger in her eyes.
"Rias-senpai, I think I know what you're going through. You want your peerage to be stronger so that you can escape the arranged marriage with the son of the phenex family, right?" Hanzo said bluntly, surprising Rias and the others.
"You know about that?" Rias exclaimed in surprise.
"Pffff what's with that expression Rias-senpai. Isn't your marriage famous in the supernatural world?"
Hearing Hanzo's mocking words made Rias sad about what she was getting herself into. She wanted to get out of this arranged marriage, she wanted to control her own freedom but she didn't know how to do it. At this moment, Rias really cursed her stupidity. Seeing Rias's sad expression, Akeno and Kiba could only sigh. They wanted to encourage their king but they knew their words wouldn't change anything.
"That's right… I want my peerage to become stronger to help me get out of that damn marriage."
"You have the motivation to make yourself and your followers stronger but what have you done? You've done nothing." Hanzo said bluntly.
"I…" Rias was a person with great pride so she wanted to argue back but her words got stuck in her throat.
"While you have many ways to become strong, all you do is recruit others into your peerage and pray that they will be strong individuals. What a lazy strategy."
"But Rias tried her best, she has been under a lot of pressure after all." Akeno once again tried to protect her close friend.
"Akeno-senpai, I understand what you're saying. No one wants to marry someone they don't love. Besides, she has the goal of becoming the head of the Gremory clan, but it can't be denied that she lacks initiative. Such a king would only send his servants to their deaths." Hanzo replied to Akeno before continuing to speak to Rias.
"Rias-senpai, if you want to achieve your goal, you must have the strength to do so." Rias and the others were deep in thought with complicated expressions. Hanzo's words were indeed too harsh on them, but they couldn't deny what he said. They were too lazy and their weakness was the clearest proof.
'You've always been pampered by your family since you were little, and you've always used your luck to recruit other members into your peerage. That's what's causing you to lack motivation. I know what I'm saying is harsh, but it will help you a lot Rias. It's time to face the harsh reality.' Hanzo thought as he stood up.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave, Rias-senpai." Hanzo then looked at Akeno. "Thank you for your hospitality Akeno-senpai, the tea was delicious."
At this moment, Rias noticed that Hanzo was about to leave. At that moment, a determined look appeared on her face.
"Wait a minute Hanzo-kun."
"Huh? Do you still have something to say?" Hanzo pretended to be puzzled. He knew what Rias wanted but he couldn't express it. After all, he had led the conversation to this result. Hanzo couldn't just straight up tell Rias that 'I will train you'. He also didn't want to do anything for free. So the best way was to lead the conversation to make Rias want him to train her and the others.
"Hanzo-kun, can you train me and my peerage? I won't ask you for free." Rias said with determination in her eyes, beside her Akeno and Kiba nodded in support.
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After meeting Rias, Hanzo was currently standing on the rooftop while looking at a piece of paper with the symbol of the Gremory clan. This was no ordinary piece of paper. This was a summoning paper that would allow him to summon Koneko, who was currently absent from school due to being tired from what happened yesterday.
Hanzo exhaled a puff of smoke while thinking about how to explain to Koneko when a flock of pigeons flew over while staring at him. Hanzo also noticed the strange behavior of the pigeons but he just smiled because he knew who was causing this phenomenon.
"What's the matter?" Hanzo said to them, a few seconds later his phone vibrated.
"It's me." Hanzo immediately picked up the phone because he knew who was contacting him. The person who contacted him was none other than the sub-leader of the Workers.
"I see… It's about the Khaos Brigade huh. This is a serious matter… I'll arrange a meeting… That's right, today… Okay, see you later Makima."