School day (Girls Part 2)

>\/< Time reverse once more! To the start of the day

Stephani was currently reading the latest chapter on Webnovel called "The Male Concubine", it's a yaoi book with a Harem theme which is quite exciting for her since she never got the chance to read complete books about love between men, how they proclaim their love is against the world and would fight to the death for the sake of their love which is quite common in heterosexuality books but in the yaoi books it is quite refreshing to see men act like maidens.

The boys who liked Stephani did not dare approach her every time they see what kind of book she is reading, it is a complete turn off towards men who do not share similar views in relationships.

Naturally, they accept it, but the fact still does not change that it is simply a no no field to step inside. So thanks to the book Stephani took interest to read it helped her having a nice warm open space with no annoying confessions or pests following her.

"How may I help you?" The sales customer assistant of the nearby sweets shop asked for Stephani what she would like since it was Lunchtime and Stephani used the time to leave the school area to buy some sweets.

"Can I get these and a bit of those" Stephani pointed at the sweets she wanted, the staff full up a bag for her according to her choice and Stephani paid for it when it was complete.

"EH? Stephani senpai?" Stephani looked behind her seeing the familiar white hair green eye girl wearing the same uniform as she does.

"Oh, Momo-chan. You come to buy sweets as well?" Momo nodded as she went past Stephani buying her sweets.

"Eh Senpai, you reading this book as well?" Momo was naturally referring to the web novel.

Stephani nodded "It's a good book but it even functions as a bug spray keeping the annoying pests away"

Momo felt her jaw drop on the ground, "So this is why there are no complaints towards Masaru about you huh?"

"I see since it's working I will suggest to my sisters to read the same kind of books" Stephani nodded thinking she finally found a solution to the problem both them and the student council was dealing with.

Momo who heard this could not help but twitch the corner of her mouth thinking she found someone who understood "those" kinds of books but was instead using it to deter the boys.

"I wanted to ask how are you girls dealing with it? Liking the same boy?"

Stephani who heard this thought real hard before answering, "Well since we all like the same boy we can simply share him, it's not like we don't enjoy having each other company while being with the one we love after all" Stephani spoke nonchalantly while wetting her lips with her tongue.

"Don't you feel... you know disturbed about it at all?"

Stephani knew this girl recently became a devil and was trying to understand a few things, like like how it is with Masaru having several girls at his side.

"Well since you were a human before it might be difficult to grasp it, but Harems situations are actually quite common in the Devil World especially when the Devil Family is of high noble rank. But Masaru is different you see, when I joined him back then he was but a Baron Heir which was at the bottom of the ranks.

"When he started gathering the peerage the only thought he had was to raise his family's standing somehow to survive, it was throughout the years we worked together that the girls naturally came to love him in each of their own way"

Momo listened intently since she does have interest in such relationships

"I believe such a group relationship can only be maintained by how serious they feel, should you ever fall in such a situation then you should only have to ask yourself if the person you love is worth it to share with someone else just for the sake of staying close to him, support him and love him... That's all"

Stephani actually only said something she read in the Yaoi book and turned it into something for her to say since she herself had grown up while her mother was teaching her Human and Devil Common sense in hopes if the family could accept her existence someday.

"Thanks for teaching me senpai!" Stephani gave Momo a warm smile before replying to her

"You have a boy you like"

Momo who heard this fidgeted with her fingers, her face was feeling a bit hot while thinking of the boy "I am not sure if it is love or not, but I do like Yuuto Kiba"

Stephani went 'oh' as if she kind of expected it to be Yuuto, since she would never ask such a question if the one she liked was a human. "So you fell for the prince of Kuoh Academy, now that is a tough nut to crack"

Momo who heard this felt she could maybe glean off information about Yuuto from Stephani, "Do you know how I could gain his attention?"

Stephani looked at Momo with a serious expression, the reason was because the question was too difficult "How do you attract someone's attention when you don't even know if he likes boys or girls? I honestly don't know what that boy likes at all"

'Masaru might know something though' she thought

"I see, well that's okay. Take care senpai" Momo waved her hand while Stephani continued to read the book while heading back towards the Disciplinary Committee building thinking

'What did I talk with that girl again?'

She already has forgotten what she just said.

After a while, Stephani reached the office going through the doors seeing that Yui and Ichika are chatting.

"Welcome back" Ichika welcomed Stephani who just arrived at the office

"Good work, mind telling us how there are no complaints towards Masaru and you?"

Stephani turn her gaze to Yui when she heard Yui's question, without saying much at first she showed her the book she was currently reading.

"What is this book?" Stephani began to explain the concept of Boy Love, how the story progresses including the miracle effect it has of keeping boys away. Naturally, the last point was something the two girls took note of so they thought of giving it a try and see if it works if it does then the problem they have with the over-excited boys will naturally quiet down.

HOWEVER, the looks Masaru will gain on that day will be far stranger for him.

"Akeno, Jeanne, Shirone, Angelica, Everest and Masaru is inside"

Stephani who heard this smiled broadly "Big sis and young master!?"

>\/< Reverse time! Here we go again!

Angelica who was proficient in moving between and about undetected took the day off walking around the town while her Fire Monkey was transformed into an average looking Middle age man using transformation magic.

She made sure the monkey was a few hundred metres ahead of her while she was checking the surroundings to see if there is anyone who reacts to the magical energy since this was a request of Masaru who wanted to know if there are any other hidden supernatural beings within the town.

So far the only other devils she found were the Astaroth Devils eating at a fast restaurant, she detected them the moment they all looked intently at the fire monkey. Other than that she discovered a few humans that were sensitive to Mana fluctuations the fire monkey was emitting but other than that there was nothing else, she could not detect the fallen angels that were in the town before so they must have left for a mission.

'Guess the first phase of the investigation is complete with this, but the amount I attracted is a bit few' She thought before returning to the Disciplinary Committee in order to hand out her report to Masaru.

But she did not take notices of the tiny flash of light following her from the start, it has been monitoring any figure that has been eyeing Angelica. It was Akiva, Masaru's only Familiar whom Masaru sent out to watch out for anyone who looks at Angelica since he is a firm believer that there will always be someone or something stronger out there so it was best to be ready at all times.

"Welcome back Angelica, how was the investigation?" Angelica handed over a note she wrote the report for today's investigation to Ichika who greeted her, she shook her head since today had no results so far.

"Minimal, the numbers predicted was less than expected"

"Please hand your report to Masaru, he will probably be holding a meeting tonight with most of us tonight"

>\/< One last time yes?

"So I want to ask your advice" Akeno looked at Sara who was asked to leave the room when Sona arrived to talk with Rias, ever since what Barold told her it has been stuck in her mind and the only one she felt most comfortable talking with was Akeno.

Akeno took Sara with her to the cafeteria to get a drink for each of them before taking their seats in a corner where the number of students was fewer when they took their seats Akeno took a sip.

"So the short summary of your problem is after Yuuto gave Rias a bit of reasonable advice you snapped at him and Barold snapped at you saying things that are bothering you?"

Sara nodded as she had been thinking about it lately, that she was indeed a bit too rough back there, Akeno places her tea on the table looking at Sara with a serious gaze. "Before I say anything let's start with questions. Let's create a scenario, in a Kingdom, there is a King, Queen, bishop, knight room and pawn. What do you think is a Queen's role?"

Sara thought for a moment, although the answer was simple she thought for a moment longer to make sure if she 'understood' Akeno's question before answering "It will be to support the King"

Akeno nodded, "Name out what kind of supports you think?"

Sara lowered her head as she answered "Helping her with her daily tasks..." Sara started naming things she normally does, Akeno did not stop her nor find faults with it and only nodded.

"Now a Queen from my view is someone is moves in the shadow of the King, it is the King's duty to be in the light while the peerage is the shadows to support the king to shine brighter. The responsibilities of the king include management of the peerage such as finding ways to help you for example if you find something to deal with.

"I am not telling you to go to Rias so listen till I am done speaking since you need to understand a King's role as well. The king is responsible for delegating tasks for each peerage member this includes investigating threats, training and such. But the Queen is the secretary to report and feedback towards the King, even if you are the superior of other pieces you have to understand each of their pieces responsibility including the responsibility they have in the team"

Akeno took a sip of her drink before she continued to explain her understanding "But just as it is the King's responsibility to manage the team it is your responsibility as her right hand to get along with her members, this is where Barold was correct because you are the queen it is almost correct to say that whatever you say will reflect back on Rias because of your Authority as a Queen.

"The biggest responsibility is being a secretary because the King points and the Queen needs to work with the peerage to make it happen. It's like running a company, the King is the CEO, your the secretary and the employees is the peerage. Even if you are superior to them you have to get along with them and ensure they are in tiptop shape while being the King's eyes and ears to ensure there is no internal strife going on"

"But---" Akeno raised her hand stopping Sara, Akeno could understand this girl's trouble and where it stems from but she continued

"I said to get along, not having a relationship. You can focus on getting along with them as Comrades in arms first. If you are still going to have this attitude it will become a hassle during the rating game, if you care about Rias then start dealing with it"

Sara lowered her head, some of the things she already knew but hearing it made her realize just how much responsibilities the Queen had was no less than the King.

"Masaru-sama always quote something whenever he faces a problem where he could easily just tell them to *fly* off or simply deal with it with brute force but it will reflect back on his family because he is the heir of Belial, Ingvild who is Masaru-sama's queen is naturally kind so there is no need to worry about her but even she knows that with Great Power comes with Great responsibilities

"It will be difficult for you to move out of your shell, but it should work if you only get along as partners to uphold Rias's team instead of friends, you can work on becoming friends once you get more used to dealing with them"

Sara nodded feeling grateful to Akeno who gave her such earnest advice, the two girls continue talking about a few other things that were random especially linked towards Sara's repulsive reactions towards others.

>\/< (Now Everyone had their days and appeared in the Disciplinary room)

Masaru relaxed in the couch while drinking his tea, currently, he was in a dilemma wondering how he should deal with all the reward requests because his schedule is full he feared he would someday forget his promises.

"Masaru-sama, why not start a ticket reward?" Ichika suggested, seeing she gotten Masaru's attention she continued, "You can give each girl a ticket when they performed well enough, these tickets can allow a girl to make one wish as long as it's within your range of approval"

Masaru thought this idea was quite good, although it may appear he will end up treating himself like a prize may appear narcissistic though, "I will draw up a design and leave the printing to you, thanks, Ichika"

Masaru made a mental note to reward Ichika two tickets for saving him with this idea.

Angelica was the first to report her daily activity, from what was mentioned it appears that it was the same as he expected.

Masaru nodded and began sharing his "Well I have already gotten a report in regards to the Astaroth Devils they are only seeking a nun for their heir, without real proof we can't suppress the families and the devil's Angelica spotted has several magic runes engraved on their body that will go off the moment they think of uttering Astaroth or anyone related them so capturing them is pointless"

Masaru gave his side of the report before concluding "So we will not be making any moves on them since they are not doing anything illegal just yet, for now, that is"

After hearing Akenos' report Masaru sighed. "I will not say anything towards that since I myself spoke with Sona and gave her a piece of advice on how to help Rias, from the looks of it the advice did work wonders for her. I just thought of letting you girls know of this since I will not be making any more movements towards these two girls anymore"

Akeno giggled as she knew her master will end up helping them again as he was a tsundere, after all, she asked him curiously "Was it that frustrating to look at?"

Masaru could only chuckle helplessly, "It was quite frustrating, oh yeah I heard Stephani found a solution to our complaint letters"

"Yes!" Stephani stood up looking proud her few weeks of experimentation was successful, it was destined for today to become a mark for Masaru's dark history.

"The answer lies in Yaoi, once the boys realize that a girl is reading a book about boy love it will turn them off and naturally avoid. If they approach you can talk about it which will naturally work"

Masaru who heard this felt his face went pale, he had no problem with their preferences but...

'Is this really a solution?'

He could not help but feel a chill run down his spine, wondering how the future will be from now on