Wait, right now Ravel, who is my manager, is the one taking care of me instead. Hearing my words, Motohama's whole body began to shake. “S-So it’s acknowledged by her parents……what is going on…… Asia-chan, Rias-senpai, Himejima-senpai, Toujou Koneko-chan, Xenovia-chan, and Irina-san…… They are all the Madonna’s and the idols of this school……! O-On top of that even Ravel Phoenix-san……!”
“You two, that reaction, can you stop it already? Even watching you from the sides is getting old.”
The one who appears while saying that is the Perverted Glasses also known as Kiryuu. Kiryuu continues talking with her eyes half closed. “It’s wrong for me to say this, but you know that beautiful people tend to fall for weird guys, so there was that part of Hyoudou they were attracted to.”
What do you mean with that part……!? W-Well, the incidents I tend to get involved with have a lot of crazy stuff happening! “ “Ah, I see.” ”
The two idiots pound their fists into their palms and come to understand it! Shit! What is it with that weird way of understanding!? But Matsuda holds his head down. “No, like I thought, this isn’t fair! If that were true even me and Motohama, who are also perverted idiots, should be able to have miracles happen as well!”
“That’s right! You know, me and Matsuda don’t even get a single flag with a beautiful girl!? What is the meaning of this!? What is going ooooon! ?”
Motohama also argues while shedding tears. “Calm down, Hyoudou must have attained all those flags. It means that he is more of a perverted idiot than both of you, so give up. Okay?”
Kiryuu comforts Matsuda and Motohama by patting their heads. This damn Kiryuu! I never knew that you could possibly comfort people like that! So you're telling me that I’m a perverted idiot!? ………… D-Disagreeing to it is something I can’t do! If I was able to get along with Rias and others due to that, then I am honoured! “It will be good if Matsuda and Motohama get a blessing from God as well……”
Xenovia's eyes are filled with sadness. “Next time, I might discuss it with Michael-sama.”
Are you okay with that, Irina!? Are you telling me it’s okay to give Michael-san’s grateful blessing to these two!? “Matsuda-san, Motohama-san, do you want to attend mass next time? Even if you are going through sadness, I’m sure you will feel better if you have a fun time with everyone.”
Asiaaaaaa! You are acting like those people from the Church without realising it! When I was looking at the culture differences that the Church-trio have, Kiryuu’s eyes grasp holds of me. Her glasses shine. “By the way Hyoudou. Is the rumour true?”
“W-What rumour?”
“I hear that you address Rias-senpai without honorifics and call her “Rias”.”
The words Kiryuu just said immediately gathers the attention of everyone in the class! Everyone looks at me with keen eyes and begins saying things like, “Now that you mention it, there was a rumour like that going around’, and “Good job on asking him something I wanted to ask as well!”. F-For real!? So rumours like that are going around the school!? Ah, I think I did call Rias “Rias” within the school without thinking about it! Someone saw that……? I can’t even let my guard down for a bit! I'd discussed with Rias that I will call her “Buchou” during school and at places where normal students will be present, but did I make a mistake!? I’m thinking hard about what I should do, and then—,
“Ise-kun, Asia-san, Xenovia, Irina-san, I came to discuss about after school—”
Kiba appears at the entrance of the classroom! Nice timing! “Y-Yeah! Kiba! I will come now! Hey, lets go as well all of you!”
I leave the classroom while pushing Asia and the others out! “Hey, Hyoudou! So, what’s the truth then?”
Kiryuu, I can’t answer that! I want to, but if I did I will be seen as an enemy by the whole student body! Let me date her quuuuietly~! After school on the same day—
All of us of the Occult Research Club gathered in the clubroom. Rossweisse-san, who came late from the staff meeting, joins us. Confirming that we are all sitting on the sofa, Rias stands up and talks while looking at us. “Now, everyone, there is only one reason why I called all of you here today. –From today, we will be entering the time where we will start the work that we have been talking about, the pact with the ‘magicians’.”
–The pact with a Devil. I swallowed my saliva and then remembered. The relationship between Devils and magicians are old and deep. It’s a totally different thing to the one where a human makes a wish to a Devil by making a pact. People that are magicians are basically those that polish their research on magic for their entire lives. There is magic such as black magic, white magic, summoning magic, spirit magic, rune symbols, casting from different locations, and many others. They choose the theme of their magic among them, and put everything they have in there for the rest of their lives. Each person has different ways of attaining it and mastering it. Now, the relation of such magicians and Devils is—
Rias then says. “There are three main reasons why a magician makes a pact with a Devil. One is to use them as their bodyguard. When the time comes, having a powerful Devil behind their back will allow them to talk with opponents if they are caught up in a quarrel.”
“They sound like yakuza.”
When I say that, Rias answers me by saying “I agree” while smiling. Rias then put two fingers up. “Secondly, they make a pact because they want to attain techniques and knowledge of Devils. To make it clear, the technique standards of the Underworld. These things will play a big role when magicians do their research.”
If that’s the reason, they can just go to the Underworld personally to get the things they want, or they can also get it through different routes. But, it seems like they have high risks. For the former one, it’s risky because there are very limited ways to go to the Underworld. Those like me can go to the Underworld easily, but that’s because I’m a servant of the “High-class Devil Gremory”. Going to the Underworld is not an easy journey for magicians, who aren’t Devils. You can go between the Underworld and the human world if you are the servant of a Devil, though it will be a problem if “Stray Devils” do it. I registered myself inside the train when I went to the Underworld for the first time during summer, but I heard that magicians will be asked something with high risks. I hear that those who can leave their name in the history of magicians can attain a pass to the Underworld, but that will also have quite a lot of requirements. In other words, those that aren’t a Devil or a Fallen Angel cannot go to the Underworld that easily. ……The reason why Vali and his team can appear in the Underworld like nothing is because they are insanely strong.