playing the bad guy

"what's your decision?" Rias ask confidently, she didn't doubt that the offer was extremely tempting, especially with the longer lifespan and new profound powers

"wait, so you see if you turn me into a devil, I can live for so much longer, and come insanely strong like those in manga?!" Naruki said in excitement

"of course! well, you need to work for it, since it's hard for devils to become stronger." Rias smiled like a fisher that caught the big fish

"then..." Naruki smiled and said, "DAGA KOTOWARU!!"

"huh?!" x4

"one of my absolute favorite things to do is to tell someone I think he is strong, "no"," Naruki said with an expression that came from a certain manga

"..." x3 the trio looked at him confusingly

"... did you refuse me using a juju reference!" only the weeb between them recognized it and her face let up with amazement

"of course, the president recognizes this..." Kiba smiled wryly, Akeno shook her head in helplessness and Koneko looked at the redhead with a deadpan face

Akeno asked with a laugh, "Rias you are happy he refused you, fufufu, I didn't see you as masochistic..", and then looked at Naruki, "still, I think all of us at least want to her a reason why to refuse, since I believe Rias doesn't intend to deceive you, despite our race name " she asked with curiosity

"well, at least you weren't offended by my joke" Naruki chuckled, "well first I think it's hard to trust someone that easily, even as someone as Rias-senpai." he looked at the president who sobered up, "if you don't mind to tell me, how did you end up being her peerage?" he asked the trio

"for me, she helped leave my overbearing family," Akeno said with a sad smile remembering what happened in the past and looked at Rias in gratitude

Kiba smile disappeared and said, "she revived me after having a very painful death, I'll always be her knight."

Koneko stopped eating and looked at him and said, "...Prez became my family when my sister left me..."

"Akeno..Yuuto..Koneko..." Rias looked at them with love and looked at Naruki again, "see, now that know how I treat them, there aren't my servants, but my family.." Rias smiled warmly

"but that's part of the reason that I'm not going to join." Naruki shook his head

"W-Why so? do I lack in something?" Rias asked in confusion

"no, in fact to me you seems the perfect girl." Naruki smiled causing her to blush slightly, and continue, "but you see, what the common factor in these situations your peerage has been through?" he looked at her meaningfully

"..." Rias avoided his gaze, causing him to chuckle slightly , "you understand what I mean right?"

"..what does he mean , Prez..?" Koneko asked, Rias smiles wryly and explained, "he is saying I'm a opportunist..."

"that's not the case, president!" Kiba said with strong conviction, which was supported by Akeno who said, "it that's the case, president would do as same as Riser!"

"who is Riser?" Naruki asked despite known, again to make sure

Rias face has expression of helplessness and disgusted, "he is my formal fiancee...", causing Kiba to grit his teeth in anger, Akeno also showed face of hatred, "he disgusting self-centered brick who treat his women like toys and only sees president as trophy for her body and status..."

"...I'll beat him up if he dares to come close to Prez.." Koneko eyes filled with fighting spirit, causing Rias to smile slightly and looked at Naruki, "I can't deny you thinking like that...I'm a devil, I'll get when it's benefits me, what important to me is how my peerage sees me, not as their king, but as their family.."

Naruki smiled upon hearing this, "well, either you are an fool proof actor which I doubt, since an actor like that isn't naive as you, or you are really love them.."

"of course I love them!" Rias shouted, "And why are calling me naive!" she said with displeasure

[ +1 EP from rias! ]

'oh you still alive?'

[of course, and since you so focused or should I so distracted, you failed to notice you have completed the previous quest, dumbass.]

'who are calling dumbass?!'

[ you.]

'aren't you my subconscious or something'

[ well even your subconscious think you're a dumbass , why not reflect on that.]

'fuck you!'

[maybe if you build a body to hold me, sure.]

'what the hell,aren't you part of me?'

[ was that a problem? didn't Ophis split into her and Lilith, what's stopping you? ]

'ugh, why would even wants to fuck you?'

[ aren't you degenerate? I know I am,a wise man said 'if there a hole , there is a way' ]

'ugh, talking to you is like talking to myself'

[ no shit , dumblock ]

'whatever' he snorted and looked at Rias and questioned, "well let me ask you, when did the engagement happened?"

"...7 years ago.." Rias answered but didn't like where this going

"and what is your sins?" he asked again, with teasing tone this time

"... sloths and pride..." she definitely disliked where is this going

"hmm, and you said about a rating game right? that decided your future?"

"Yes.. "

"and you said there was one scheduled when you graduate from university right?"

"..yes.." this time she was whispering and her face was bright red

"ok, so you had 7 years to prepare,do you think you are prepared?"

"..." rias averted her eyes, even her peerage couldn't defend her on this one, otherwise they would excuse her behavior

"You are not...so instead became a weeb and run from your problems right?"

"but I still have like 5 years more! I still have time, what's wrong to have fun in the human world.." Rias countered but Naruki shook his head

"this could be true, but didn't you describe your fiancee negatively? what prevent him from advancing your engagement ceremony?" he asked

"my brother and father wouldn't let that to happened!" she said with extreme confident

"the same greedy father who forced into engagement, and the same helpless brother who let his dear sister be forced to engage into someone she dislike, how family like.." he said sarcastically but inside he thought

'what is my chances to survive if they attack me.'

[ 0% but you are in luck, since Rias won't let that to happened ]

'what makes you so sure..'

[ she didn't show any desire to attack from her emotions, emotions can't lie ]

Rias had a look of disbelief and shook on her face , she never thought that way...she can totally see her father doing that..and her brother doing nothing to stop it since despite his position as Satan, his hands are tied in this situation, if he decided to intervene, the underworld might have a second civil war

'great let's push it.' he smiled and looked at her, "all I see is a prideful lazy weeb spoiled princess who think that collected the right strong people and depends on your talents alone is enough."

"now that's enough! you don't know nothing of president and her sufferin-" Kiba shouted by was stopped by a hand on his shoulder

"Yuuto please." Rias voice rang out

"But president..." Kiba couldn't handle seeing his king in this state, even if she was in the wrong

"it's ok...he isn't wrong...the trio of you, please go to your rooms.."

"... Prez.." Koneko wanted to protest , a hand on her head landed, Akeno who patted her said, "Let's listen to our king, don't we trust her?"

"...yes.. Akeno-senpai..." koneko nodded despite her unwillingness

"please be well president." Kiba bowed and left the room but without giving Naruki some look of anger

"let's go.. please don't too harsh on her." Akeno whispered in his ear, giving him a wink and having some thought, 'I'm sorry Rias, but someone needs to tell you, it's my fault I was enabling you so far, but you must face the reality, even if that's meant to hurt you a bit...'

after the trio left , only the pair of them left, Naruki who was looking at the door asked while moving, "why did let them ou-" he stopped talking when he saw Rias face full of tears

"..I didn't want them to see me like this.. I must be strong for them..and seeing me cry won't help with that" Rias said while removing her tears, yet a new one replaced them

[you made her cry dumbass.]

'fuck you, what I am supposed to do? she needed a wake up call!' he cursed as he didn't expect this outcome , he came closer trying to consult her, "hey, look I didn't mean to be an asshole..." he patted her shoulder, Rias shook her head, "no.. you are right,..I had 7 years to train, while I still have 5 train more, but..I was naive... your words give me a lot to think of.. thank you.." she said while removing her tears with a smile

"I'm glad you opened your eyes..." he said with a smile, but he found her hand on his, "Rias-senpai... what's is the matter.."

"even after that harsh talk I still want you to join...no! precisely because of it, all of peerage enabled my attitude, I need someone who doesn't..." Rias said with the most sincere tone she mustard , but only received a shake head, causing her to smile sadly, "I understand, I won't force you...if I did that would be Hypocritical of me"

"well, I indeed won't join you..." he said which made her to smile bitterly, "but that doesn't mean I can't or wouldn't help you." he said with a smile

"Y-You will?" Rias asked , "why risk it? you are just a human.. even if you a have a sacred gear, you have no reason to be involved in devil politics..nor I want to involve you if weren't one.."

"tell me , what is a man's greatest flaw?" he asked with a smile instead of answering her.

"I don't know, men have a ton of flaws just to think of one." Rias said after putting her finger on her mouth

"haha, I guess you weren't wrong... a man can greedy, lustful, vengeful, reckless , but a man's biggest flaw is his determination to go as far as possible or even impossible just to impress a woman." he laughs and said

Rias stared at him for a moment and had a fit of laughter, "pfffft, I thought you going all serious and mysterious, yet you hit me with this , hehehaha!" he laughed forgetting her sadness, "is that your way to hit on me?" she smirked

"maybe, did it work?" he smirked back, causing her to giggle more, "I don't know~ maybe try harder?" she said with wink causing him to chuckle.

after a while Rias said "thank you.. you made feel much better " she smiled and get up , stretching her hands, "you know, you never told me what was your sacred gear." she looked at him with curiosity.

"secret." he chuckled causing her to pout, "stingy! you made this princess cry! you must make up for me!" she puffed her cheeks in irritation

"ok ok, how about this, if all of you trained by satisfactory pace, I'll give you the volumes as soon it comes out." Rias ears perked up upon hearing this, "you mean this?! you can't back down! if you did I'll tell my brother you made me cry!"

cold sweat appears on his forehead, thinking of that sis-con retaliation on him if that happened, he immediately said, "here a pinky finger promise!" he said causing Rias to smile in satisfaction, after they did the promise, he was immediately surprised by feeling a very soft lips on his cheeks, he looked to his right to see an red face Rias , "that's a thanks! that's all!" and opened the door the leaves for her room...

[30+ FP from Rias! 30+ EP! ] the system notified, but Naruki still in daze...

[wake the fuck up! if peck on cheek did that to you! how will you handle things further!]

'shut it and let's go home...' Naruki wake up from her stupor and let his feet guide him while touching his cheek from time to time while few laughter came out of his mouth....