It happened right after the school festival ended. When this discussion reached me, I, Azazel, displayed an idiotic expression that I rarely have shown during my whole lifetime. “……Are you really serious about this, Vali?”
Vali has sent a private channel to me. I can see his lively face through the small communication magic circle. [Yeah. He….. It’s a she now I guess. She is wishing for this. I’m also interested in this, so I want it to happen.] I received an unthinkable idea by Vali. To tell the truth, this is something capable of changing the power balance of the world. “……It’s you that we are talking about. That’s not the only reason, right?”
Vali makes a bitter smile at my words. [You are as sharp as always. That is also the reason why you are getting alienated from other factions.] “It’s none of your business.”
[I heard that because you are going around being involved in things which “isn’t any of your business”, there are those that are thinking that “Perhaps this guy is plotting something”. Correct?] ……Well, it’s true that I am being alienated from those standing at the top of other factions. I already sound fishy because I have the position of being the “Governor of the Fallen Angels”. On top of that a guy like that is talking about having “Peace” and “Negotiations”. I meddle too much with others business, huh. ……I was even told that by Ise. “……This is my nature. If someone was to attack me from the back, then I will accept it.”
I said it while making a sigh. Vali then mutters after he put on an astonished face. [……There are those who are after her.] “Of course there are. Obviously. And there would be an immeasurable number of those at that. But everyone is having a bitter time because no one can eliminate her.”
[That may be true, but it seems like there will be those in our organisation who are hoping for the same thing. No, it’s about time they will make their move.] ……I get it. I can grasp hold of the situation now. A youth with that spear came into my mind. “--Are you trying to lure him out?”
[I’m just going to make it clear whether he is my enemy or not.] He said it daringly. But you don't want him to be your “ally” either, right? [Well, he’s most likely an enemy. –It’s about time to settle this.] Vali made a face with irrepressible delight. See? This guy is a battle-maniac after all. This morning too…….. My day - Hyoudou Issei’s - started with a battle on the bed. When I opened my eyes, I witnessed Buchou...I mean Rias...and Akeno-san glaring at each other. Both of them were already in their uniforms. It seemed like they were fighting over the right to give me a morning kiss. Then R-Rias made a smile of confidence. “Trying to give my Ise a morning kiss! Well, that’s what I would like to say, but since I was already spoiled by Ise last night, I will forgive you.”
“Oh. That seems to be something good. That Ise-kun, looks like he has already done something amazing, hasn't he?”
Akeno-san said it while putting her hand on her mouth…… N-no, we didn’t do anything that erotic…… Since Asia was with us as well. We just kissed before going to sleep and cuddled each other while we were sleeping! Eh? That was the same as usual you say? No, no. It was something we did, after I confessed to Rias. My tension rose so high that I was getting embarrassed and my heart was beating so fast! I love that person and that person loves me….. Both of us knew that, so the kissing and cuddling now had an even greater impact on us! And also Buchou... I mean Rias. Rias had begun behaving like a child! The atmosphere of her “Onee-sama” aura was gone and the impact of it was so deadly…..! “I can't go to sleep if you don’t kiss me…….Ne? Please kiss me.”
“Hold me gently. Ise, I love you.”
She said that with a sweet voice and acted like a girl her age! Something like that was happening before we went to sleep! I couldn't endure it anymore! Just remembering it made me feel excited! I was so happy right then that I didn't know what was going to happen to me! Aaaah, I'm so glad that I was born! Maou-sama! Especially Beelzebub-sama who invented Evil-Pieces! I’m so glad that I got reincarnated as a devil! I will work hard for the Underworld from now on! By the way, I'm still hesitant of calling Rias, “Rias”. Well, I’ve been calling her “Buchou” the whole time, so it couldn't be helped that I'm being hesitant of calling her by her name…….. And also the fact that I was feeling shy to call her by her name! It was not that I didn’t want to call her by her name. Instead, I wanted to call her by her name even more often! I would like to at least call her “Rias” naturally at home. Akeno-san then sighed as if she found this boring. “Looks like you are calmer than I thought, Rias. I thought that you would have been burning with jealousy……. I don’t find your reaction interesting at all.”
“I’m sorry about that. But he is “my” Ise, so this fact will never change.”
The unstable personality she had before the Rating Game was gone. Now she’s filled with confidence just like before. “Ara-ara. Looks like I was shown the confidence of the “legal wife”.”
Akeno-san said that. Rias made a small laugh, then she kissed my cheek. “It’s time for breakfast. Come down stairs.”
She said that and left the room…… It seemed like she wasn’t that mad at Akeno-san. “Even if she is acting like that, she’s pushing herself.”
Akeno-san said it after sitting on the bed. “….Pushing herself? Bu….. I mean did something happen to Rias?”
“To tell you the truth, in the last Rating Game, she felt that she was a burden to you because of the fact that she couldn’t be of much use and it resulted in her being like that.”
…….She was talking about the match against Sairaorg-san. Rias fought a longinus who had its own will, “Regulus Nemea” and received a critical wound. “……Rias can't forgive herself because she held you back in the fight and is concerned about it.”
“…..N-no. It’s just that her opponent was too strong…… Ri--Rias isn’t weak, and she has also been making lots of strategies before the battle…….”
“……In terms of strategy, the match between Sona-Kaichou and Agares received more attention. The battle they had was a match of taking each others' flag, the “Scramble Flag”. It wasn’t a flashy fight so it wasn’t recognised by others that much. But it received a high rating from the critics as a “hidden professional game”.”
If I think about it, the magazine, which was recently released in the Underworld, was talking about that match as well. Obviously the match between us and Sairaorg-san’s team got more articles. But the article written by a critic –writer was ongoing with high praises for the match between Sitri and Agares. “Rias will need to learn many things as a “King”. First of all, she asked for advice from her Onii-sama, Sirzechs-sama, and has started researching about the power of destruction even more seriously.”
She asked about the power of destruction from Sirzechs-sama?