Chapter 14

As always, school was boring as shit and the classes just wouldn't end.

Though I had some fun with the way Murayama and Katase ran away from me when they saw me, learn your places bitches. I may have had a less than favorable opinion on them but they messed with my girl, so they deserve it.

Finally after the last bell rang, I went to the old school building. And… I was not impressed. Low lightings, gothic accessories around the shelves and antique furniture; it was the most stereotypical magical room that one could imagine and showed that Rias was a geek through and through.

The shower in the middle was a nice touch though, mostly because of the gorgeous devil currently using the shower.

"Is that Cyrus, please give me a moment." Rias said as she got out of the shower and took the towel Akeno was offering, not caring that she was giving me a show before she had the towel wrapped around her.

While waiting for her, I looked over to the rest of the residents of the club. Kiba was just as you would expect a cliche bishonen to look. Pale blond hair covering his head over a politely smiling face and a body that was healthy enough to be not skinny but still not buff.

The other resident on the other hand was far more eye catching to me but not because of some sort of lewd reason like her ass or anything. No. Toujou Koneko had my attention due to how short she was.

Sure, there was nothing wrong with being short and even though the yokai turned devil was shorter than even others her age, it wasn't anything abnormal.

But put her in front of me? I was a giant made out muscle who stood over two meters while she was the picture example of petite while standing just under one hundred and forty centimeters. Meaning there was over half a meter difference in our height and her eyes met my stomach if she didn't look up.

We were a comical sight together.

"Tall." That's all she said as she continued to stare at me like a… fuck it, like a cat. Never blinking as her golden eyes met my reddish brown ones.

"Please excuse her, she tends to be a bit awkward around new faces. I'm Kiba Yuuto, nice to meet you." The Prince of Kuoh offered his hand which I took and gave it a light squeeze.

"Cyrus Samson, nice to meet you."

"Ara ara, it seems like Koneko-chan is quite interested in our new friend, president. Who would have thought that cute little Koneko-chan would like large and beefy men." The daughter of Baraqiel teased as she watched us, which seemed to work since I could see the red hues on her cheeks and ears. Adorable.

"Come now, Akeno-san, it isn't nice to tease your kouhai like that." I said with a smile as I put a hand on Koneko's shoulder, which felt kinda awkward since she was so short.

{+2 Affection with Toujou Koneko(Shirone)[2/100] for defending her from her degenerate senpai.}

"I agree with Cyrus-kun, Akeno. You shouldn't tease Koneko so much." Rias said as she came back, now fully clothed in her school uniform.

"Also, thank you for coming, Cyrus-kun. You met Kiba and Koneko, my Knight and Rook." She said as she took seat in her chair behind the desk.

"Yeah, I did. So, what's the reason you called me?"

"Couldn't it be that I just wanted to introduce you to my peerage?" The red headed devil said with a smile, though it felt rather fake.

"It could but I think it's not." I said and looked at her with a raised brow. Calling someone just to meet you peerage? Meeting them took less than five minutes, she surely called me for something else or at least had something else to do in her mind.

"You are right." She sighed and took the cup of tea Akeno offered her. I did the same when the half fallen offered me a cup, it smelled pretty damn good.

"You have already rejected my offer to join my peerage, so I won't ask again. But there is something I need your help with."

"I'm all ears." I had a rough idea what she needed help with but I had no way of explaining how I knew it so I had to listen to her. And who knows, maybe she'll surprise me and have a problem I did not think of.

"I am in an arranged marriage." Or her problem could be the most cliche one too, that's also nice.

"From your tone I am guessing I shouldn't congratulate you on your wedding." I said with a raised brow, while Rias pouted and Akeno giggled.

"No, you shouldn't. I… I don't like the guy they set me up with and while I should have until at least university before this marriage goes off, there have been talks to make it happen earlier." She said with a sigh, she looked stressed.

"And how am I supposed to help? I tend to punch my problems but I feel that punching a contract won't help much." I said and Akeno's giggles upgraded to chuckles, while Rias too looked rather amused.

"No, I guess not but punching can help us. There is a chance for me to challenge the man my family choose to a Rating Game in order to cancel the contract."

"You mean that gladiator thing you people do with your peerages but isn't as cool as actual gladiators?"

"No, well… yes but Rating Games are just as good as gladiators!" She said with a glare that was closer to a pout which she directed to me and her peerage since they were all laughing at her with the exception of Koneko who only had a amused smile on her face. Which for a kuudere was the equivalent of laughing hard enough to lose control of their bladder.

"The problem is you are not a part of my peerage, so I can't have you join us in the battle. But… honestly I would be ok if you just sparred with us a few times a week, we need any advantage we can get." Rias said, looking like she bit on something sour, it probably had stung her pride that her peerage needed help.

"…I am kinda busy today, but can you give me a copy of the contract? Paul is pretty smart so he might be able to find a loophole, even if he can't I will help you guys though."

{+10 Reputation with Kiba Yuuto[10/100] for being willing to help his King}

{+10 Affection with Toujou Koneko[12/100] for being willing to help her King}

{+10 Affection with Himejima Akeno[45/100] for being willing to help her best friend}

{+15 Affection with Rias Gremory[60/100] for being willing to help her}

{50 Affection Reward of Rias Gremory: [Friend of Princess]. Increased Affection gain with women who belong to nobility}

Yeah, that would help a lot.