Chapter 8: Changing Tides and Temptations

"Did you overtrain?" she asked, looking directly into my eyes. Her blue eyes were quite beautiful.

"Not really," I wondered why she wasn't shy about showing her naked body.

"Don't lie to me. I know that you trained during school times."

Did Akeno snitch on me?

"Oh, you found out. Did Akeno tell you that?"

"No, Sona is the one who told me."

"Okay," I said with a stoic face.

"I know you want to take revenge, but don't take it too far. I'm worried about you."

This isn't about revenge. This is just about surviving this fucked-up world in which I need unshakeable power.

"Yes, I understand, but why are you not embarrassed? You are naked," I asked the huge question that had been floating around my head since she walked up to me.

"Why would I be embarrassed? You are family."

Ah, woman, you are playing with fire.

"You are forgetting that I am a man." I stood up, making her take a step back.

With a menacing look, I walked up to her slowly while she took a step back.

"Yuuto, calm down, please," she looked up and down nervously.

Interesting, she was blushing after looking at my sacred sword.

As she took another step back, she slipped and fell to the ground, splashing water.

I knelt down to her level and brought my face near hers.

"I thought you were not embarrassed, Rias. Why are you blushing then?" I said with a smirk.

She couldn't answer my question. I tried not to chuckle at her reaction.

I moved my lips to hers, but I changed direction in a split second and whispered in her ear.

"Next time, don't tempt a man if you're not ready."

Her reaction was the best.

After saying that, I got out of the pool, and before I left the bathroom, I said, "See you at school, Buchou."

I closed the door without looking back.

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«Koneko Pov»

Kiba-senpai...

Has changed so much. He is happily cooking food for us while singing and dancing. There are two small magic circles near his ear.

Did Akeno-san manage to bring out what is inside Kiba-senpai?

If that is the case, I applaud her for making Kiba-senpai smile.

His smile is very charming, far better than his usually stoic face. I hope he keeps on smiling like this.

[AN: Tetra Fang - Supernova]

"Seigyo funou atsui honoo

Tomadoi wo yakiharai

Kinou mate no kankaku

Wasuresaseru

No one ever knows

Boku no oto

Dokomademo shinka suru

Mada shiranai jibun ga

Mezameteku Supernova"

He put all of the food on the plate and placed it on the table.

"Oagariyo." He said with a satisfied smile.

"Ano, Kiba-senpai?" I wanted to ask something that had been on my mind for a while.

"Hmm." He looked at me with a happy smile.

"Can you bake me some cookies? It's been a while since you made some for me."

"Coming right up, a whole bag of cookies for my cute junior."

He patted my head, and it felt good...

«Third Pov»

Akeno and Rias entered the kitchen side by side. They saw Yuuto patting Koneko's head with a smile.

"Akeno, what did you do to Yuuto-kun? He has been genuinely smiling these past few days," Rias asked curiously.

"Ufufu, maybe it's because of my seductive techniques. But in all seriousness, I'm still not sure what's making him so happy. Either way, I'm glad he can smile brightly. Maybe it's because of me, maybe it's because of you, Rias, or possibly because of Koneko," Akeno replied while observing Yuuto baking cookies.

"Hmm, let's hope he keeps that smile," Rias said with a smile.

Yuuto noticed the two of them and said, "Buchou, Akeno, good morning."

"Good morning," Akeno and Rias said simultaneously.

As they took their seats at the dining table, Yuuto placed two empty plates for them.

"Enjoy the food," Yuuto said with a bright smile.

Then he went back to baking the cookies, just as he promised Koneko.

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"Here, take this, Koneko," Yuuto said, giving Koneko a brown paper bag full of cookies.

"Thank you, Kiba-senpai," Koneko took the paper bag and bowed to him in gratitude.

"It's fine, go to school with Buchou and Akeno. I have a lot of cleaning to do before I go to school," Yuuto said as he patted her head. He noticed that Koneko loved being patted by him.

'Is this some cat instinct, or is it just her? Meh, she looks cute,' Yuuto thought to himself, not caring as he continued patting her head.

After Koneko left the kitchen, he quickly got to work by snapping his fingers.

[Clean]

The dirty dishes instantly became perfectly clean.

"Nice. If I had this power in my past life, I would have been insanely lazy," he smirked, thinking about his past self.

"No need to dwell in the past. I need to get ready for school," he said, snapping out of his thoughts.

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Three ladies walking side by side, wearing Kuoh Academy school uniforms, are on their way to school. These three ladies are Rias, Akeno, and Koneko.

"Ano, Akeno-san, did Kiba-senpai still overtrain?" Koneko asked the two of them.

"100 percent," Akeno replied.

"Yes, he still is," Rias confirmed.

"Hmm," Koneko murmured in response.

"Ara ara, are you worried about Yuuto?" Akeno asked teasingly.

"Yes, why wouldn't I be worried about his well-being?" Koneko asked innocently.

Rias chuckled upon hearing Koneko's answer.

"Your teasing doesn't work on Koneko," Rias said to Akeno with a smile.

"Ufufu, Rias, you are quite brave to laugh at me while you are still single and wasting your time on Rom-com Manga. I already have a boyfriend, what do you have? Oh, I know, a fictional boyfriend that doesn't exist," Akeno said with an evil smile.

Rias was hurt by Akeno's words, but she had to endure it because she was the one who started the argument.