Chapter 15 : Contract.

"What do you want to talk about? You should know that I won't be joining your peerage." Hanzo shrugged his shoulders, making Rias sigh.

"I know that you don't want to join my peerage, so I'll propose something more reasonable." Rias said frankly.

"Oh… So what is your proposal to me?" Hanzo said with interest.

"I want to invite you to make a contract with me." Rias said.

"Make a contract with you?" Hanzo just looked at Rias curiously because he didn't understand what she was referring to.

"That's right, normally magicians would want to make a contract with powerful devils. However, you are a special case. That's why I want to make a contract with you."

"Is making a contract any different from the contracts that devils make with humans?"

Rias nodded and said."It's different. The contract we sign is usually different from the contract we make with a magician."

"How is it different?" Hanzo asked.

"Normally, for a normal contract, we would do what the human asks and receive a reward from them, but a contract with a magician is different because it binds you until the magician dies," Rias said, causing Hanzo to frown.

"So I'm stuck with that contract until one of us dies? That sounds silly." Hanzo was starting to feel that a devil's contract was like a service business. However, if the magician isn't careful, it's possible to be tricked into an unfavorable contract.

"Actually, it's not necessarily until the magician dies. The length of the contract depends on the agreement between the two parties." Rias explained.

"Why do mages need to make contracts with devils?" Hanzo continued to ask. He saw no benefit in making contracts with devils.

"That's a good question." Rias nodded and said,

"But I'm curious why you don't know about human mages making contracts with devils."

"Because I don't know. This is the first time I've heard of it," Hanzo said with a shrug.

"You don't know?"

"Oh, I'm not like any other magician. I'm a little different." Hanzo said.

"Let's see, there are three reasons why a magician would decide to make a contract with a devil," Rias said while holding up three fingers.

"The first is protection. Normally, a magician would use a devil as a bodyguard. When the time comes, having a powerful devil at their back would allow them to talk to their opponent if they get caught up in a fight," Rias said.

"If that happens, then this magician isn't strong enough," Hanzo said.

"That's right." Rias nodded.

"It's basically like a Yakuza protection racket huh?" Hanzo asked.

Rias chuckled and said, "That's right. It's like a yakuza organization that demands protection money. However, in recent years, there has been a slight change. If I'm not mistaken, there is a new organization that has a similar type of business. They protect lost mages and stray devils. That's why more mages use this type of protection than making contracts with devils."

Hanzo just rolled his eyes when he heard Rias mention this. He knew which organization she was referring to. 'And the person sitting in front of you is the head of that organization.'

"Let's continue. The second is information. Mages make contracts because they want to obtain devils' techniques and knowledge. To clarify, the technical standards of the underworld. These will play a big role when mages do their research. Also, by making contracts with devils, they will be allowed to receive cheaper items or resources by equal exchange," Rias said.

Hanzo nodded when he heard this reason because he thought it was normal.

"Lastly, there is public fame. They make a contract with a devil to gain their own status. Making a contract with a powerful devil will bring them great luck and success," Rias said.

"It seems that mages have benefited a lot from making contracts," Hanzo said.

"That's right. That's why you should make a contract with me," Rias said happily.

"Or you can make a contract with a charming onesan." Akeno said.

"Akeno." Rias exclaimed in surprise because she wanted to be the one to make a contract with Hanzo. However, Hanzo just shrugged and said.

"Is there a rule that a mage can't make a contract with multiple devils?"

"...." Rias was stunned, and could only sigh. Hanzo was very strong, even she didn't know how strong he was. Rias didn't find it strange that he made a contract with multiple devils.

"Now it's my turn to ask, what benefit would a devil get from making a contract with a mage?"

"There are many reasons for example they can help me in battle, their research can also be useful to me, and many other things. But of course, I will need to choose my companions carefully, otherwise, if I choose the wrong companion, I might lose a lot of things and become a laughing stock in the underworld," Rias said with a serious expression.

"A good offer Rias-senpai, I will definitely think about it carefully. However, you will need to show that you are worthy enough for me to make a contract with you." Hanzo said bluntly, it was obvious that he could make contracts with other devils better than Rias. Sirzechs was an example.

Rias nodded seriously after hearing what Hanzo said. She then replied.

"I understand what you mean. Give me a month and I will prove it to you." Rias said and Hanzo nodded in agreement.

"Now I will explain why I am here today," said Hanzo.

"I'm actually a bit curious about why you came here on your own initiative." Rias said.

"It's about your proposal from the other day. I'll train you and your peerage. However, I have a lot of things to do so I'll give you three training sessions a week." Hanzo said.

"It's fine, honestly thank you for agreeing to train us." Rias let out a sigh of relief.

"However, I haven't seen Koneko in school today." Hanzo asked curiously, causing Rias to sigh sadly.

"Koneko is still tired from the incident from the other day. She's currently holed up in her room. I'm her king but I can't do anything to help her, which makes me feel like a useless king." Rias said sadly, Akeno and Kiba comforted their king.

"Don't say that Rias-senpai. Koneko's current state is partly my fault. If possible, can you let me meet Koneko alone? I'll try to make her feel better." 

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Abandoned Church in Kuoh.

Narberal stood in front of a shabby looking church. This was the abandoned church in Kuoh. The maid stood there while observing everything before muttering.

"Hanzo-sama told me to come here to capture a fallen angel named Yuuma. However, it seems to be more crowded than I thought." Narberal changed her outfit into her maid armor when she saw a group of four fallen angels flying in front of her.

"This is the first job Hanzo-sama gave me. I need to quickly finish it."