Spear Devil - 022

Chapter 022 – Meeting

[April – 2008]

Walking towards the Old School Building, I pondered about my open tasks for a moment. I knew that with my information, Sona was forced to act as soon as possible to avoid the Fallen causing problems in her territory.

Small conflicts between the factions were a regular occurrence since the war, so I knew that she wouldn't have any scruples in getting rid of them, especially not considering her rather impressive background.

Still, there was also the chance that she would capture them and hand them over to her sister, as Sona certainly seemed less reckless than Rias. She might see the benefits that came with selling Raynare and her three companions back to the Grigori.

The exorcists though were rather useless, as they were nothing more than a group of lackeys and probably not a very valuable bargaining chip.

Humans reproduced fast after all, so there was no shortage of cannon fooders like them. And while Fallen Angels could also reproduce, it was harder for them as they were a Supernatural race and their birthrates weren't too great either, only marginally better than that of the Devils.

In the end though, I cared little how Sona was planning to deal with them. If she did kill them or not, I would complete my task either way which would naturally be for the best, as I didn't plan to get involved in any battle from the start, so completing the task was just a bonus.

As I had decided from the start, I wouldn't let myself be swayed to act a certain way just to complete tasks. I might do them if they seemed easy enough to accomplish or were aligned with my goals, but I wouldn't go out of my way for them.

Finally arriving before the Old School Building, I saw Kiba in front of the doors waiting for me.

After a short greeting, he led me inside the building, the interior of which was decorated like a Victorian mansion. I knew that it was the preferred style of the nobility amongst the Devils and it did look rather impressive.

Personally though, I enjoyed a more modern decor.

Reaching the meeting room, Kiba opened the door for me as he gestured for me to enter with a polite gesture, clearly acting on his King's orders as he knew how important this was for Rias.

Stepping into the meeting room, the warm afternoon sun illuminating the room, I saw that the rest of the Occult Research Club, with the exception of a certain cross-dressing vampire, were all present.

Koneko sat on one of the two couches standing opposite each other with a small coffee table in between, busy delivering snacks into her mouth, while Rias leaned against the large desk to one side of the room. Akeno on the other hand was already preparing some tea at the side.

“Welcome and thank you for accepting my invitation, Akira Sasaki-san. I am Rias Gremory and the president of the Occult Research Club.”, Rias greeted with a charming smile.

She truly was an incredible beauty, her crimson hair and bright blue eyes were only two of the many enchanting features she possessed. Her perfect figure could only be called devilish, as her small waist stood in stark contrast to her sizeable bust and the sinful curves of her hips.

Rias was basically seduction personified, with Akeno being much the same, the sadistic Queen's demure look only adding to the effect her incredible beauty had on the opposite gender. Her soft-spoken facade and lusty curves created a tantalizing contrast that could drive any male wild with desire.

Considering the draconic lust rampaging through my blood at the sight of these two supernatural beauties, I could only thank my lucky stars that I had invested my Free Attribute Points into Mind Control Immunity and gained Soul Fortress.

I wasn't sure that I could have acted rationally without it, as the dragon inside me just wanted to claim them both as his, dominating them through acts of debauchery until I could hear them cry out in pleasure.

“Thank you for the invitation.”, I replied calmly, showing no outwards sign of the raging lust that boiled my blood, as I continued, “Though might I ask why the heiress of House Gremory and the second King of Kuoh wanted to meet me? Is it because of my heritage?”

"Well, it seems you do know a lot more about me than I anticipated.", Rias replied after freezing for a moment, a forced smile appearing on her lips before she continued.

"Please have a seat, Sasaki-san. Akeno, my Queen, has prepared some tea and snacks for us to enjoy while we talk", she invited politely, as she herself walked to one of the couches and sat beside Koneko.

I could see the hints of anxiety in her eyes, while her flowery scent had a tiny hint of something bitter and sharp to it – despair. I knew she probably hoped that I didn't know about her upcoming engagement as that would make my recruitment much harder.

"I believe you have already met my Knight, Yuuto Kiba, and my Rook, Koneko Toujou. So allow me to introduce myself again. I am Rias Gremory, heiress of House Gremory and the second King of Kuoh. And this is Akeno Himejima, my Queen.", Rias introduced, as Akeno placed a cup of tea before me with a small smile.

Though she leaned down just a bit too far while doing so, causing her already large breasts to form a clear outline on her skin-tight school uniform, making them seem even more prominent.

It was a rather obvious attempt to attract my attention but I didn't react, keeping my eyes on her face with an impassive expression of my own. I knew that Akeno was a major tease who enjoyed making others uncomfortable and causing them to embarrass themselves with her sexuality, while in truth she was a kissless virgin herself.

I didn't plan to play games with her though, so I simply forced myself to not react. I wouldn't be teased and enticed by her to enslave myself to Rias for nothing.

Grabbing the cup of tea, I took a small sip before turning my attention back to Rias: "While it is nice to meet and chat with others from the Supernatural World, I had a rather long first day at this school, and would prefer it, if you just told me the reason for your invitation, Lady Gremory."

"Y-Yes, sorry.", Rias stumbled for a moment, clearly having a different script for this conversation in her mind, "I am sure you are aware that you are in Devil territory, which considering that you claim to be a dragon-human hybrid, shouldn't be a problem for you as all independent mages and factionless supernaturals are welcome in Kuoh Town."

"I would however like you to prove your identity as the Red Dragon Emperor's son so that I can confirm that you are not a spy, sent by Fallen or Angels.", she ended sincerely, though the eager and hopeful light in her eyes betrayed her calm persona.

"That shouldn't be a problem as I revealed my Dragon Fear to deal with your familiar just yesterday, and to Lady Sitri a few minutes ago. Though I guess something more distinct would be better as proof.", I replied with a small smile, seeing a tiny blush creep up Rias' cheeks before the fact that I revealed myself to Sona hit her, which caused a rather complicated expression to appear in her eyes.

"How about I demonstrate one of the Red Dragon Emperor's unique signature skills? I am sure you have heard about his ability to transfer his power to others.", I offered, deliberately not choosing to show off Power Multiplication to hide my true combat power as long as possible.

Her eyes lit up for a moment before a frown appeared on her face, and I saw the struggle in Rias as she fought with herself to not ask about the ability to boost myself, which was undoubtedly Ddraig's greatest strength.

She really did not know how to conceal her feelings in a formal meeting, seemingly not realizing that the negotiations about my entry into her peerage had already begun.

"Y-yes, that would suffice.", she agreed in the end, stopping herself from digging for more information so as to not offend me.

“Good. How about Toujou-san being the recipient of the transfer?”, I suggested with a smile, causing the petite Nekoshou to look at me questioningly.

Rias and the others also seemed somewhat surprised at my suggestion but there was no real reason for any of them to refuse, so Rias agreed with a nod.

Rising from my position, I walked around the coffee table and crouched down before Koneko, raising my right hand to touch hers with the tips of my fingers while Rias and the other two watched intently.

“Transfer.”, I whispered, sending a small burst of my Dragon Aura into Koneko's body through the skin contact.

“Kya!”, Koneko called out cutely as her ears and tail popped out suddenly, a red blush covering her face while she felt my draconic energy course through her body.

Thankfully betraying the genre of this show, her clothes stayed intact, despite the somewhat erratic movements of her magic. I didn't know if that would still be the case if I had passed her more power, but this world seemed strange enough that something like that might have happened.

I didn't quite understand why none of them just wore enchanted clothes that could withstand magic, instead of wearing normal clothes even in battle.

Turning her embarrassed gaze away while hiding her ears with her hands, she whispered: “Akira, meanie.”

Laughing lightly as I returned to my seat, I replied with a smile: “I will buy you some snacks to make it up to you, I promise. Though you shouldn't hide your ears and tails, Koneko. They look very cute on you.”

Her face turning even redder, the petite white-haired girl raised her legs to hide her face behind her knees, carelessly showing off her blue and white striped panties in the process.

Peeking out of her hiding spot, Koneko voiced out almost inaudibly: “How many?”

“Hmm. Five, but you have to share one with me.”, I answered after thinking about it for a moment.

A tiny frown appearing between her brows, she replied: “Ok. Promise?”

“I promise.”, I assured her with a smile.

Rias had a somewhat incredulous look on her face as she watched our interaction, the other two being much the same before she managed to take hold of her herself and asked Koneko, worry and hope in her tone.

“Koneko, how did the transfer feel? Are you ok?”

Once again hiding behind her legs, Koneko replied: “Strong. Tingly.”

"Dragon Aura has a strong vitality to it, it's only natural for her to feel that way.", I explained.

“So you really are the son of the Heavenly Dragon … “, Rias exclaimed with a whisper, her eyes slightly widened in awe.