Chapter 150: Ravenclaw-Sensei

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Kuoh Highschool, Kuoh, Japan

September 1st, 2005 (2.5 years before DxD's first episode)

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Erik walked through the corridors of the modern Japanese school building. He was wearing a dark blue suit and had a folder held securely in his hands. The corridors were already empty since the school's bell had already gone off indicating the start of the period. Erik continued to calmly walk through the corridors until he found the class that had been assigned to him. As he put his hand over the dorr's handle, he could hear the voices coming from inside the classroom. Erik paused and took a deep breath again. It had not been that long since his last time teaching a class, but that was a magic class, this one was not. That was a mixed class, this one was not.

Done with his thoughts, Erik opened the door to the classroom and entered without looking at the students. He then walked to the podium at the front of the classroom, and while he was doing it, the classroom's students went silent. If Erik would look at them with his eyes instead of using his senses, he would have seen that every one of the students was looking at him. When he arrived at the podium, Erik put down the folder on top of it and opened it.

"Alright class 1A, welcome back to those who used to study here before and a welcome to those of you who are new here like I am. My name is Erik Ravenclaw and I will be teaching the world's history subject I will be your homeroom teacher for the next three years."

Erik said and gave some time for the students to sink into his words while looking over the class. What he found was a class of twenty-eight teenage girls looking back at him while showing a wide variety of faces. Some were shocked, some were amazed, some were indifferent, some were confused, and some even looked smitten. Without waiting much more time Erik continued.

"Most of you must be thinking within your heads 'What the heck is a man doing here in a school exclusive for women?', am I right?"

Erik asked rhetorically and saw some students looking to the side, trying to hide that Erik had 'read their minds.

"Well, let me explain to you all. Some of you that already took a walk through the school's grounds must have noticed that there is some construction going on. These have to do with my presence here too. Starting next year, this school will start accepting male students and the owners of the school thought that it would be better for their students that are not used to studying with males to get used to it during a buff period of one year by hiring me as one of the teachers. And for a school that until now was exclusively for female students to accept male ones, some changes to its grounds must be made. After all, I very much doubt that any of you would like to share a changing room or a bathroom with a boy."

Erik finished saying with a small smile. That smile of his seemed to hammer the final nail in the coffin of some of the girls that were smitten by his looks.

"Now, since this is the first class of the school year, we will do a round-robin introduction. Starting with the first row on my left, I want you to state your name, three things that you like, and three things that you dislike. It can be about school or out of it. Okay?"

Erik said and asked the class. When he saw a few small nods, he continued.

"Since this was my idea, let me start to give you girls an example."

Erik said and walked to the front of the podium while putting his hands inside his pockets.

"Hi, like I already said, my name is Erik Ravenclaw. I like to cook, study, and my family. I don't like racist people, liars, and people who try to hurt my family. See? Easy, right?"

Erik said and walked to where the teacher's desk was located, giving the students a little more time. He then nonchalantly took a sit on top of the desk and looked at his students.

"Now, let's start! You first. Name, three likes, and three dislikes."

Erik said and pointed to a girl that was seated at the first desk in the first row. The girls, even with some embarrassment, managed to do her introduction nicely. And so, the introductions continued, with each girl doing her introduction with no problems. Almost at the end of it, came the introduction of the students that were the reason for his presence at the school.

"Hi there, my name is Rias Gremory. I like to take long baths, my friends, and my family. I don't like snob people, cruel people, and to be only recognized because of my family's name."

Rias Gremory said, finishing her introduction and giving space for the next one.

"Hello, I am Akeno Himejima. I like my family, my friends, and making tea. I don't like racist people, disrespectful people, and coffee."

Akeno Himejima said. Barakiel and Shuri's firstborn had grown well after moving with her family to The Nexus. There she managed to make a lot of friends and had no problems whatsoever when her Fallen-Angel wings started to grow since a lot of her friends at school were in similar positions themselves. Incredible enough, even if Akeno Himejima had not lost her mother, fought with her father and fleed, and was now a big sister to a little brother ten years younger than her, she still went and became Rias Gremory's Queen. The two girls had met when Sona brought Rias to play in one of the parks located in The Nexus' main city. The two soon-to-be big-breasted girls hit off immediately, becoming great friends. When Rias asked Akeno to become her Queen some months later, the black-haired girl quickly jumped at the opportunity while muttering something about getting one step closer to surpassing her mother. Of course that she was not immediately reincarnated. Rias and her mother, Venelana, had a talk with Shuri and Barakiel about it first, and just after setting some things straight that Akeno was reincarnated into a Devil by Rias' Queen Evil Piece. Barakiel was still very discontent with it, but a look from his wife together with some short talk in particular made the rough man stay quiet and let Akeno make her choice. To say that Rias had hit the jackpot with her Queen was an understatement. A Devil that could use Holy Lightning to attack would be a huge advantage in any rating game. After Akeno finished, the introduction continued.

"My name is Tsubaki Shinra, please take care of me. I like my friends, training with the sword, and playing chess. I don't like liars, apples, and disrespectful people."

Tsubaki Shinra said. Not much had changed there from the original history. Tsubaki Shinra still was the host of the Sacred Gear Mirror Alice and was still hated by her family, which was from one of the five main clans. That ended with the girl being recruited by Sona as her Queen after a heated altercation where her Sacred Gear went out of control. Tsubaki has a good talent with the sword and when she showed interest in the art, Musashi decided to take the girl under her wing to teach her the way of the sword. Let's just say that, now, if she would have to go and have a fight with the Yuuto Kiba that she had lost for in a different timeline of another world, the boy would probably lose a limb or two during the fight. As Tsubaki Shinra finished her introduction, the next student started.

"My name is Sona Shitori, please take care of me. I like my family, friends, and playing chess. I don't like liars, people who hurt others for fun, and those who don't follow the rules."

Sona said seriously while fidgeting with the glasses on her face with one hand. That finished, other students continued their introductions, and soon, they were all done.

"Now that we already know a little about each other, does anyone have any questions?"

Erik asked the class and immediately some students raised their hands.

"You, Miss Takanawa. Ask away."

Erik said while pointing to one of the girls that had raised their hands.

"Are you a foreigner, teacher?"

The girl asked. It was the most obvious question to be made that day, but she wanted to confirm. Erik smiled at her and nodded his head.

"Yes, indeed I am. I was born in Scotland and grew up in England. Who else?"

Erik replied to the girl, who lowered her hand after having her question answered. He then pointed to another girl in the class.

"Miss Suzume, ask your question."

Erik said.

"How old are you, teacher?"

The girl asked Erik, who smiled at her. That question seemed to get the attention of the four Devils in the class. They, of course, knew how old Erik was or at least had an estimated number in their heads, and because of exactly that they were curious about how Erik was going to answer that question.

"Now, now, Miss Suzume. Girls often don't like it when men ask about their ages. With that in mind, I will only answer that I am above the thirties line. By the way, my birthday is on the last day of October."

Erik replied while smiling. The four Devils in the class rolled their eyes at that answer. 'Above the thirties line' was not a wrong answer or a lie for that. Technically, since Erik was about nine hundred and ninety years above it, it was more like a lie from omission. As soon as he replied, Erik pointed to another girl that had her hand raised.

"Miss Hasegawa."

Erik said, calling the girl's name.

"Er… Hi. Er… Do you have a girlfriend, teacher?"

The girl asked embarrassingly. Her question got the attention of almost all the students, as they all looked at Erik while anxiously waiting for his answer.

"No girlfriends, but I am married and have children."

Erik replied with a smile on his face. At his first answer, some light of hope lit up inside the eyes of some of the girls, just to be soon put down with a bucket of ice-cold water. Happy with the reaction that he got, Erik asked if anyone had more questions.

The class continued with some other students asking their questions, but none was as personal as the previous ones. As they finished with it, Erik started to talk about things that they would need to do, like the duo on class duty each day and who would be the class president. They would not need to choose the last one right now, but it was good for them to think about it. After passing down their schedule of classes and discussing a little more about what he would be teaching in his classes, the school's bell rang and Erik exited the class after saying his goodbyes, walking to his next scheduled one.

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Later that day, after the school had already finished, Erik was noting down on his classes diary when he felt the four Devils of the school enter the teacher's room.

"How can I help you, girls?"

Erik suddenly asked when he felt they were close enough to him, making the girls freeze for a second.

"Can we talk with you, teacher?"

Rias asked while looking to the sides where the other teachers were sitting while finishing their own diaries.

"In private, please."

Rias added in a lower voice. Erik, who was still writing down in his classes' diary understood the meaning behind her question and snapped his fingers.

*snap*

The girl felt nothing happening at it, but Erik then let go of his pencil, which continued to write on its own, and looked at the girls.

"We can talk now. They will all think that you four are asking me about the plans for the class."

Erik said and waved his hand, conjuring four chairs near him for the girls, who took their places without being asked to.

"We would like to know why are you here."

Rias asked with some indignance in her voice. She, together with the other three had been one of the 'shocked' impressions when he entered the room in the morning. It seemed that their siblings had not warned them of his presence there.

"To keep an eye out for you and Sona, of course."

Erik replied bluntly. The girls seemed to not be waiting for an answer that was so direct if the faces they were making were to be taken into consideration. Rias' eyebrow twitched a little after Erik's answer sunk in, while Sona continued to show an indifferent face. It didn't take long for the red-haired Devil to 'explode'.

"Does brother trust me so little? Does he-"

Rias started her rant but was muted by a quick move of Erik's hand. Her mouth was moving but no sound was coming out of it.

"This is not about trust, Rias. This is about the safety of your two."

Erik said seriously.

"Do you four have any idea of how many assassinations attempt I had to deal with in the last year alone?"

Erik asked rhetorically.

"Twenty-three attempts. All of them were from the same group of Devils, who wanted to get to Serafall by hurting me. All groups had at least three members in it, with all of them having strength that at least reached the high ranks of the High-Class. Some of them had even reached the Ultimate class. Now tell me, how much time would the four of you last against a group of seasoned fighters? Would it be enough time for reinforcements to arrive? That is, taking into consideration that they would let you send a signal for help."

Erik said and asked rhetorically again.

"You two have to understand that if I, even having the strength to win from Serafall in a one-on-one fight seven hundred years ago without breaking a sweat, still have people sent after me to kill me just for being married to Satan Leviathan, what would happen to you girls, and your peerages at that, knowing that you two are the little sisters of two Satans and are alone in a city that already has a history of its past governor being murdered?"

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a/n: a shotout to my first two financial supporters: StrangeLoopSleuth and Phoenix_Shadow92. Thanks a lot for your support!