Chapter 6 : The Dragon Is On Your Side! Issei's Joining Rias Gremory's Family!

Chapter 6.

The Dragon Is On Your Side! Issei's Joining Rias Gremory's Family!

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"So, what does Miss Gremory want from me?" In a room that looks vague because the lighting is only sourced from a few candles placed in the corner of the room, there are several people who are sitting like they are talking about something important.

Most of these people are women, while there are only three men. They were Kiba, Issei and Ryuma who were invited by Rias to come visit the Occult Research Club Building to talk about some important things. Rias certainly called Ryuma to come, not just to mess around, she decided to invite the black-haired young man to discuss the strange events that had recently happened.

Of course, Ryuma was also aware of something like this will happening to him, because he had been careless to show his existence right in front of Rias Gremory as he tried to save Issei from death. Rias and her Peerages would not be a significant problem for him, but rather, the effect of his presence within her family's territorial was the problem, moreover, now that he had been caught off guard.

Such a violation would certainly have a devastating effect on this world, because it is likely to re-create a devastating war that took place thousands of years ago. A Fallen Angel who lives in the territory of a noble Devilish family, would indeed be an act that could trigger the war to repeat itself.

Now, Ryuma is sitting on a red sofa, with Issei and Kiba beside him. In front of him, was a beautiful girl with long dark black hair, with an orange rope tie to tie her long hair into a ponytail. Next to the girl's figure, is a small white-haired girl, with a white cat-face hair ornament, Ryuma immediately realizes that the girl is the girl who seemed to have helped him before.

It's really surprising, it turns out that the person who once helped him was one of the Peerage of the heir of the Gremory family, thinking about it again, already made him feel quite surprised, it turns out that the heir of the Gremory family is really very awesome. Ryuma unraveled a faint smile on his straight face, while staring at Rias with his blank gaze.

"I think you already know everything now, right Yatomichi Ryuma-kun?" Rias asked in her soft-sounding voice, staring at Ryuma with her gaze full of interest.

"It's true, Miss Gremory." Ryuma replied briefly, with his voice still sounding flat.

"There's no need to be so formal with me, Yatomichi-kun. My name is Rias Gremory, I am the heir of the Gremory family and also the younger sister of the Great Maou, Sirzech Lucifer!" Rias said with his original nature, arrogant and full of pride, but still, all these traits made him look more and more authoritative.

"I know about it..." Ryuma replied briefly, with his voice still sounding flat, the look on his face seemed to be completely blank, without the slightest expression there.

"Even so, you can call me Rias, I give you an honor to be able to call my name directly." Rias continued, with a big grin on her face, while pointing right at Ryuma's face.

But none of that made Ryuma react in the slightest, the black-haired young man was still silent with his face looking flat, staring at Rias with his two black eyes. The atmosphere felt very quiet, Ryuma did not reply to Rias' words at all and vice versa.

Meanwhile, Issei is seen sitting silently with his gaze down, it can be concluded that the young man is depressed and feels confused about what happened to him and also to the people around him. How can he not feel confused? When some beautiful girl declares herself to be a Devil, of course, he, as an ordinary person, will not be able to believe it.

Not only that, it seems that his own friend, Yatomichi Ryuma, is also not an ordinary person, he is very sure of it. He began to reveal his face again, and looked at Ryuma next to him with his eyes faintly visible.

"Ryuma, aren't you a human either?" Issei asked with his voice faintly, looking at Ryuma with his eyes that seemed blank and faint.

A low nod of head from Ryuma, was a simple reply to Issei's question, which instantly made the brown-haired young man bow his face down again, really, he couldn't bear to be here at all, everything seemed to be pressing on him.

"Miss Gremory. It seems that you have to explain to your Pawn first." Ryuma said briefly, while looking flatly at Issei who was beside him.

"Ok. Issei, you have now become a Devil, and you are now officially part of the Gremory Noble family!" Rias said clearly, explaining to Issei that he wasn't an ordinary human anymore.

At the same time as the end of her speech, the red-haired girl suddenly stood up from her seat, followed by her friends. They all stared at Issei who was confused, before finally uncovering the great secret they had been hiding from mankind.

All of a sudden, a pair of bat wings appeared behind Rias' back, as well as her friends' backs. And unexpectedly, Issei felt something strange on his back, then a second later, the same pair of bat wings as Rias and her friends appeared on his back.

"What?!" Issei shouted hysterically, when he saw a pair of Devil's wings on his back.

Issei, the long-haired girl with deep black, the little white-haired girl, Kiba, and also Rias had revealed a pair of bat wings on their respective backs, leaving only Ryuma still sitting on the red sofa while continuing to wear a flat look on his face.

"Can you see, Issei? You are now a Devil, exactly one of the peerages I have, from now on, you must call me "Buchou"." Obviously Rias with a gentle smile on her pretty face, looked at Issei with her gentle gaze.

Issei couldn't say a word at all, he looked still confused about what had happened to him. But all these wonderful changes are a form of a miracle that will not be able to be obtained by everyone in this world, should he be grateful, right? But all of a sudden, Ryuma got up from his seat and stood right in front of Rias and her Pieces, while showing an expression that Rias and her Pawns had never expected. It could be seen that there was a gentle smile formed on Ryuma's handsome face, which for some reason could appear.

"I'm sorry for all the unpleasant actions I just did to you, I just want to make sure y'all were really not a threat." Ryuma said, whose voice had now softened, revealing a big smile on his face.

"What does it mean?" Rias asked in confusion, only this time she was confused by a creature that was not from the same Devil race as her.

"Yes, I'm just testing you." Ryuma replied with a small giggle, as he saw the confused faces of Rias as well as her Pieces.

With her face twitching, Rias did her best not to beat up the young man in front of her, it was really annoying, how could she be played with by a young man she had even just knew, while she was a respectable Devil from the nobility. However, seeing that Ryuma had not shown his cold side to her, made her feel even more calm and relieved.

"Introduce, I am Yatomichi Ryuma. An ordinary human being as well as a Fallen Angel, I hope we can be friends even if our Faction is separated." Ryuma said while showing a friendly smile on his face, introducing himself even though Rias and her Pawns already knew who he was.

"It's nice to get acquainted with you, Yatomichi Ryuma. Although our factions contradict each other, they are not a barrier to our bond of friendship." Reply Rias is no less friendly than Ryuma, the beautiful red-haired girl is also seen showing a gentle smile on her beautiful face.

Then, Rias started turning her head and staring at her Pieces, which instantly made her Pieces nod their heads lowly. One of the pieces, a girl with long dark black hair, suddenly stood up from her seat and looked at Ryuma's face with her beautiful eyes.

"Introduce, Yatomichi-kun. My name is Akeno Himejima, I hope we can be good friends, or maybe, go further than just the word "friendship"." Akeno said kindly, smiling softly at Ryuma, which basically, her smile also has other meanings than just a gentle smile.

"Akeno-san. I hope so too, may God always bless you." Ryuma replied kindly, which immediately made Rias and her Pawns groan in pain.

As a result, Ryuma was immediately shocked and felt guilty, because he unknowingly mentioned the holy word "God" around Rias and his Pawns who incidentally were Devils. Such holy words would hurt them greatly, as would all the Devil Races in the underworld.

"Ahhh... Sorry for my carelessness... I'm used to giving a sacred words to people who talk to me." Ryuma said awkwardly, while scratching the back of his head that was not itchy.

"No... It's okay. A creature like yourself is indeed used to saying sacred words..." Rias replied softly, forgiving Ryuma's carelessness because basically, the young man was previously one of the holy beings devoted to God.

"Hey, man! If you are neither a Devil nor a Human, then what kind of creature are you?" Issei asked spontaneously, looking at Ryuma with both eyes indicating his immense curiosity.

"I am a Fallen Angel, a being who was previously a holy being, yet I am cast out of the splendor and beauty of Heaven for all the sins I have committed. In a way, I am a sinner." Ryuma replied with his voice that sounded soft, in every word he said, it sounded trembling, as if there was a sadness in itself when he said those words.

"Sorry, I don't know at all." Issei said while smiling awkwardly at Ryuma, apologizing for his curiosity which ended up reminding Ryuma of all the sins he had committed.

"But even so, I don't deny the God who created me at all. Even though I am a sinner, I still acknowledge that God is the only one I have the right to worship." Ryuma said softly, his gaze seemed to be downcast, making Rias and her Pawns feel worried about him.

"I have committed a great sin that will be unforgivable, and I doubt if I can forgive the sin I have committed myself. I have long lost my way, that great sin has always haunted me, and also that sin has made me an unholy being. A cursed rebel, and a creature who has broken every prayer and hope of mankind." Ryuma continued, it didn't feel if both of his eyes began to shed tears that looked so very clear.

"But even so, I really hope, very, very much hope that I can correct the sins that I have committed. I wanted to go back to where I came from, I wanted to go back to dedicate myself to the Creator, but I realized that I didn't have the right to do that." Ryuma continued with sobs that sounded so very heart-wrenching, as if the young man was regretting what he had done.

"But I'm sure I'll be able to go back to where I came from, and go back to repairing what he destroyed, what he had taken away from me, what he had banished to me! Although they have all rejected me, I will prove to them that I am not an unholy rebel and traitor, I will assure you, they will again recognize me as one of them, a holy being who worships the one and only God of hosts, who has created all beings with his infinite mercy!" Ryuma asserted with full of confidence and burning enthusiasm in his heart, making Rias and his Pawns unravel a gentle smile on all of their faces again.

A smile full of enthusiasm suddenly appeared and replaced Ryuma's sad face that had previously adorned his handsome face, he was determined, since he fell from all the glory he got, he was determined that he would return. Back to Heaven, return to being a devotee of God who always prays every human prayer that asks for mercy to Him.

His heart began to pound, his heart began to tremble violently, making Ryuma's eyes instantly widen because he knew exactly what the meaning of everything he was currently feeling. Unstoppable, tears began to flow out of his eyes again, making Rias and her Peerage worry about him again. But basically, there was nothing they should worry about Ryuma, because he was crying not because he remembered a bad memory or was feeling something bad, but he was feeling something that he had been longing for, also that he had always hoped for between his deep regret and sadness.

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