She really must have wanted them to call her that way. Rias thinks her peerage as her family. She saw these three as her younger brothers and younger sister. That’s why she must have wanted them to call her like that. After Rias calms herself down she says it to these three with a naughty look. “Call me that one more time.”
“ “ “Eh?” ” ”
The three of them are dumbfounded by her sudden words. She says it again while putting her ears towards them. “Oh, you won’t call me that then?”Kiba, Koneko-chan, and Gasper turns red again and says it with courage. “Ah, umm……Rias-neesan……”
“……Rias-neesama.”
“……O-Oneechan.”“Ufufufu, this sure does make me happy.”Rias becomes so happy that she starts skipping on the spot. Yeah, she really must have wanted them to call her that way. It really must have been an amazing surprise. Seeing this, Akeno-san says it to them in a teasing manner. “Oh my, I want to be called Oneechan as well.”
Kiba says it with a troubled look. “We think of you as our older sister as well……but it’s become so fitting to call you Akeno-san both at private and public times……”
The good-looking guy is acting like a younger brother fitting his age……no, more like younger than his age. The former student vice-president Shinra……No, Shinra-senpai will also have blood bursting from her nose if she sees this. “W-We will call you it one day! But our heart was already at its limit by preparing to say Rias-oneechan~!”
Everyone burst in laughter after hearing Gasper’s words. Well, I guess time will solve the way they address Akeno-san. ……Yeah, it sure does feel like its peaceful. Maybe the Great Red and Ophis inside me are being very satisfied at seeing this. ……Now then, I guess it’s my turn then. I take a step forward to Rias. “Can I also say something?”
“Sure, so what do you want to say, Ise?”
I continue while scratching my cheek. “Umm……there’s one thing I made up my mind about. Once you graduated, you will no longer be the Buchou of this ORC nor will you be the student of this division, so that’s why I wanted to make a proper decision and……”
What I made my mind about ——— is my usual conversation with Rias. To be honest, I was a bit troubled in the way we had talk to each other. I know inside my head that during our private times I need to talk to her without being formal or without creating a gap between our social standing since we are dating. But the situation around us has been hectic where we had to go the Underworld, the Heaven, and the country of Vampires……where we met all sort of people and there were times we had to talk to VIP people. And everytime we encounter such situation, our public life and private life gets mixed up and there are times where the way I talk to her gets mixed up as well. ———Right now I am confused in how I should talk to Rias. But I thought being confused by it when I’m dating Rias would be bad. So I felt I need to make a proper decision definitely. That’s why her graduation ceremony was a good occasion. Yeah, I shall act like it from today. The relation between me and Rias———
I say it to her straightforward. In order to show my manly side———
“Rias, congrats on graduating. From today, I am hoping I can talk to you casually. My own graduation from talking formally to you……I guess. There will be times when I need to speak in formal manner to you at public as you are my Master. But apart from that, I am hoping I can talk to you in a casual manner like this at other times.”
Rias makes a big smile. She then grabs my hand and shows how happy she is. “Yes, I’m so happy to hear that. Today really was the best graduation!”
I’m so glad. The others and myself made a certain determination today and it feels like we can enter a new relation with her. Yeah, that is why I should tell her about it right now. “And there is more thing I need all of you to hear.”
I make eye-contact with Asia, Ravel, and Xenovia. They gather around me. I say it after confirming that. “———I will also be participating in the Rating Game tournament with my own team. Asia, Xenovia, and Ravel are determined to follow me.”
I revealed my thought to Asia, Xenovia, and Ravel on that day when we were returning from my high-class promotion ceremony when we were inside the train. They accepted my thought gladly. I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t resist the flame ignited inside me. If this was an ordinary Rating Game then I would have happily participated as Rias’s [Pawn]. But due to several factors such as the world tournament, the requirement to participate in it, and the words passed on to me from my rivals, I turned into a state where I couldn’t resist participating since the “manly” passion inside me was burning. I’m going to create my own team so I can fight those guys———. I ask Rias straightforward. “Will you allow me to participate, Rias?”
Rias put on a courageous look and nods her head. “Yes, of course. Since you have become a High-class Devil, there will be no way you could decline Sairaorg and Vali’s request.”
Yeah, I knew you would say that……! You always watched over me while standing next to me. And she’ my important benefactor, my master, and my lover who has led me this far! Akeno-san, Kiba, Koneko-chan, and Gasper gathers around Rias. Rias then says it front of my team. “———I will also participate. As I am going to officially participate in the Rating Game in the future, the upcoming event will be a good opportunity. No matter what result we get, participating in it will be a great experience for us. Even if that means that we have to fight you———”
Yes, as the rule goes it is possible for us to fight each other. This is indeed the factor you would rarely be able to experience in your average Rating Game. Rossweisse-san who doesn’t know which side she should pick is acting really confused. Rias then says. “Rossweisse.”
“Y-Yes, what is it, Rias-san?”
“You would be going to Ise’s team as well.”[———!?] Everyone becomes shocked at her words! It was natural for Asia, Xenovia, and Ravel to be in my team since they have told me that they wanted to since before. But it’s not like I made such promise with Rossweisse-san so it wouldn’t be weird if she stayed in Rias’s team. “You would be a able to fill the hole by going to Ise’s team rather than staying in my team.”
“B-But, Rias-san! E-Even still, I am your servant and———”
Rossweisse-san turned into a Devil in a rush, but now she is feeling grateful to Rias from bottom of her heart and is now one of the important members of Rias Gremory’s peerage. Rossweisse-san is also feeling proud of that fact. Rias hugs Rossweisse-san gently and then says this gently. “Yes, you are my precious servant. However, I believe that you will be able to release all of your potential the most by serving under Ise. And Ise will also be needing your help. He will need your strength more than me. I believe that your magic will become Ise’s support.