Chapter 44 – Talking with Sona

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After Vali left me on the roof, I walked back inside the school and focused on my original goal of coming to the school.

I walked towards the student council room to meet Sona and talked about the Rook evil piece that I have in my possession.

Arrived in front of the student council room, I knocked on the door three times. Earlier, I was a bit angry because of Shirone's situation, but right now I am calm. That's why I at least will knock on the door before entering the room.

"Enter." I heard Sona's voice coming beyond the door and I entered the room.

I saw her sitting on her chair while surrounded by her peerage. They are glaring at me when I entered the room. There is also an addition to their number, a boy with short blond hair stood on the leftmost of the peerage.

"What do you want, Nura Riku? I believe our matter was over this afternoon?" Asked Sona to me while fixing her glasses.

I walked toward the couch and flopped myself down. I closed my right eye and looked at Sona with a smile on my face.

"Why? Another devil is entering the territory and yet you asked why?"

Vali is a half-devil, but he's a devil nonetheless. I let him go because he brought me information and I am not hostile towards him. Not only that, we made a deal with each other, although I am a bit inconvenient because I messed up by giving Azazel new information about me.

But the devils, did they not feel Vali's energy from this room?

Sona has a surprised expression on her face before she said. "Another devil? I don't feel anything."

She looked back at her peerage and asked. "How about you, Tsubaki?"

"No, Kaichou. I don't feel anything." Answered Tsubaki.

"Neither are we, Kaichou."

One by one Sona's peerage answered her question. It's strange if they can't feel Vali's energy. He didn't try to hide it… oh. It was at this moment I realized my mistake.

'I see, it's the normal thing.' I've always used my Senjutsu to feel the energy all around the town so I could feel Vali's energy faster than anyone else.

And in this room, the only one who I guess could feel Vali's energy is Saji, but that is when he acquired all of Vitra's set.

"Just as you've heard, there is no one who feels suspicious energy around here. Are you sure that you feel devil energy, Nura?"

"I'm disappointed." I shrugged my shoulder and shook my head. "I never expected that this is the extent of the devil that they sent to Kuoh Town. You can't even feel Hakuryuukou when he's in this school."

"Oi! Who permits you to talk like that to Kaichou?!" Saji shouted and pointed his hand towards me.

Usually, Sona would stop her peerage member from being reckless towards the other person. But, right now she and Tsubaki were surprised. Their mouths were wide open and their eyes bulged.

"Hakuryuukou?" Muttered Sona. "He's in this town?"

Saji who realized the surprise of his superior was looking at her and asked. "Who is that Kaichou? Are you going to ignore him because of that name?!"

"Saji, shut up for a second." Said Sona coldly.

She fixed her eyeglasses and stood from her chair. She walked towards the couch in front of me and sat down across from me. After she sat down, she looked at her peerage member and said.

"Please leave us alone for now. Only Tsubaki is permitted to remain here."

"But, Kaichou!" Shouted Saji.

"Saji, shut up. I will punish you later." Said Sona shortly.

Saji immediately paled and nodded his head obediently. He and the other peerages member were leaving the room after that.

"I'm sorry for my peerage member. He's a new one." Said Sona to me.

I guess she does have manners, that's why I like talking to her at a time like this.

"Don't worry about it. More importantly to my matters."

"Please wait a second. Didn't you say that Hakuryuukou is in this town?" Asked Sona as she looked at me seriously.

"Ah, him? Don't worry about him, he's leaving this town after I met him. I just say that I was disappointed with you and your peerage. No one could feel him when he's just standing on the roof of this school without hiding his energy." I said as I shrugged my shoulder.

Sona bit her lips after I ridiculed their ability for not being able to feel Vali.

"I admit that it was our miss. It won't happen again." Answered Sona. "So, can you tell me your reason for visiting us this time except for informing about the Hakuryuukou?"

"I am getting there." I said.

I pulled the red Rook from my pocket and put it on the table. When Sona saw the Rook, her eyes were widened in surprise, so is Tsubaki. They were surprised to see an Evil Piece that I pulled from my pocket.

"That's Koneko's evil pieces? How? No, did Koneko die?" Asked Sona in disbelief.

"Kaichou, if that's the case, then Nura would not be here with us in a calm manner. Koneko must be safe in that case." Tsubaki who approached Sona and stood behind her reassured Sona.

Did she understand my personality that fast? Am I that easy to guess?

"That's right, Shirone is safe. Now, into my matters. What do you think I should do with this evil piece? I plan to destroy it. But, that would provoke a Satan so I come to you to negotiate. How about it, what do you think I should do with this piece? No, how much can I get if I exchange this piece with Rias?"

Sona understand what I mean and nodded her head. She put her hand on her chin, thinking about an idea to exchange this evil piece with Rias.

After a while, she raised her head and looked at me straight in my eyes.

"I believe that will be difficult. Rias, I have no doubt she will get angry and attack you when she feels this evil piece in your possession. I think the best way is for Koneko to have this evil piece again, but that's impossible, right?" Suggested Sona.

I nodded my head and erased my smile from my face. "Don't ever think about it. Shirone was betrayed by her, there is no way I would put this evil piece inside Shirone's body again." I said with a serious tone.

Sona was visibly shocked and scared when I said that. She stuttered and said. "T-that's why."

She took a deep breath to calm herself. After calming herself down, she looked at me again with a serious expression.

"That's why I suggested leaving this evil piece to me. I will ask for an equal exchange from Rias. I believe that's a bit a stretch, but I hope you can trust me in this."

I put my hand on my chin and thought.

'Hmm, maybe that's the best way? I do know that Rias would definitely attack me without question if she feel the evil piece. Well, let's leave it to Sona.'

I stood up from the couch and looked at Sona. "I will leave it to you. I hope you won't disappoint me."

After saying that, I used Meikyo Shisui and disappeared from their sight.