Chapter 71: Procure

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"That's not fair," Naruto immediately protested.

Akeno just smiled at him and tapped him on the nose. Naruto just blinked in confusion as Akeno declared, "But you are so cute like this." Naruto immediately pouted.

Everyone turned to look at Koneko, who just stared at them silently till it became awkward. She then sighed and stated bluntly, "Koneko Toujou.

I like snacks and things that smell nice. I dislike stray devils and those that recklessly use dangerous abilities. My goal is to be a good rook to Buchou." Wow, that's the most Naruto's ever heard her say.

Asia gripped her skirt as she started anxiously, "My name is Asia Argento. Please call me Asia. I like healing, kind people, and the Christian Church.

I dislike cruel people. My hobby is cooking for Naruto-san and reading the Bible. My dream is to make a lot of friends. Buy books and pick flowers together.

Talk to each other. Have fun together." Although Naruto and Raynare both already knew, Rias and Akeno showed their surprise when she talked about still liking the Christian Church. No one was surprised by her dream. It fit a pure girl like Asia.

Everyone turned towards Raynare now, who just gave them a look that said 'really?' Shaking her head in annoyance, she explained, "My name is Raynare. I'm using the family name Amano in school.

I don't have a lot of likes, and dislike a lot of stuff. All you need to know is that I desire power. That's it." Talk about unsociable.

That was even worse than Koneko's. Naruto sighed at the challenge ahead of him in turning Raynare into an empathetic individual.

Rias didn't look anymore pleased by her introduction than Naruto, but didn't demand anything more. Instead she explained, "Alright. With introductions out of the way, we'll move onto learning the skill sets of our newest members. Please tell us what your current capabilities, as well as any field you are interested in expanding into. Asia. If you'll please start."

"Of course, Buchou-san," Asia replied quickly. Holding her hands up, two silver rings formed on each of her middle fingers. A green light emanated from her palms as she informed the group, "My main ability is Twilight Healing, which God gifted me with. I have heard some call it Smile of the Holy Mother. With it I can rapidly heal all injuries, but I am incapable of restoring amputated limbs, reduce exhaustion, or cure sicknesses."

"A powerful ability," Rias commented encouragingly.

"Thank you," Asia said with a small blush on her face. She then added, "I am trying to learn two other skills that Naruto-san recommended me. Barriers and potion making."

"Really?" Rias asked in surprise, not having heard this before.

Naruto quickly popped in by clarifying, "As a bishop, Asia is suppose to rely on magic. I really doubted Asia would ever excel at attacking, so I figured improving upon her support abilities would be best. Barriers and potion making made the most sense to me after giving it some thought. Is that alright, Rias-chan?"

"Of course. It's good," Rias quickly proclaimed. Really good. The bishops job is to support other members of a household. Asia's Twilight Healing already made her an invaluable support member. Rias was sure that ability alone would make her a crucial member of her peerage, with the fate of a battle possibly depending on her actions. If she did expand her abilities though, she could become an even more fantastic bishop. She already had a healing and support ability in Twilight Healing. Being skilled in making barriers would give her additional defensive and support capabilities. Potions were a rarity among devils, being more popular among magicians, but potions can also act as supplements to her healing and support capabilities. It would surely take a long time for her to become truly skilled in either area, but afterwards those skills would become incredibly useful. Tilting her head in thought, Rias quickly questioned, "How are you learning those? Naruto-kun has no talent in either of those areas to my knowledge."

"I have been helping Asia-chan, Buchou," Akeno quickly announced.

"Yes. Akeno-senpai has been extremely kind to me," Asia said while bowing towards Akeno in gratitude.

"Ufufufu, Asia-chan is a very good student as well," Akeno claimed before clarifying to Rias, "Asia-chan has a good deal of talent in using her demonic power, and her current capacity of demonic-power is only inferior to myself and Buchou in the group. Since she is putting all that potential into forming barriers, she has thoroughly grasped the basics with an impressive speed. Several more weeks will be necessary before she'll be competent enough to use any in battle, but it is impressive regardless."

"I see," Rias said with a small smile. She then quickly asked, "What about potion making? You don't even know the basics of potion making, Akeno."

Nodding in understanding, Akeno explained, "Buchou is correct. When I accompanied you to the Underworld I managed to acquire a book from the Gremory library, with permission from your Otou-sama of course. I sent it to Asia-chan to study on her own."

Asia took that as her cue, and informed Rias nervously while poking her index fingers together, "Potions are surprisingly complex. I have barely touched upon the very basics. Any potions above beginner level are incredibly volatile and unstable, and thus require an intimate understanding of the attributes and properties of hundreds of potion components and ingredients. It will be months before I can even touch upon intermediate potions. Thankfully beginner level potions are stable enough to be brewed by recorded recipes, although I currently lack the ingredients and components necessary to do so."

Placing a comporting hand on Asia's shoulder, Rias told her while beaming, "Do not worry, Asia-chan. You are already doing more than enough. Take your time and be careful. As for ingredients, give me a list of what you need. I'll have my family procure them, and send it all to you."

"Y-You don't need to do that, Buchou-san," Asia quickly protested.

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