NOVEL WEB Chapter 29: Rias’s Playful Tease
Badr: "..."
He couldn't help but sigh softly, "Rias, you're playing with fire."
Rias laughed charmingly.
She found Badr's reaction amusing and her previously dull mood brightened.
Smiling, she looked into Badr's eyes, her expression full of affection and teasing, and said in a playful tone:
"So? What do you want to do?"
"..."
Badr stared at her for two seconds, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and pounced on her without a word.
But Rias seemed to be prepared. She laughed happily as she deftly dodged Badr's lunge.
"Don't run."
"You can't catch me, haha..."
The two of them played around in the bathroom, Rias constantly dodging Badr's pursuit and laughing happily. Her laughter was delightful.
Unfortunately, the bathroom was only so big, and soon Badr caught Rias...
...
The light of the teleportation array flashed, and Rias teleported herself and Badr to the club room just in time.
"Good morning, Rias-senpai, Badr," greeted Koneko Toujou and Asia Argento, who had arrived earlier.
"Good morning, Koneko, Asia," Rias replied.
Koneko tilted her head cutely, noticing that Rias seemed to be in an excellent mood.
Asia, however, noticed something. She looked at Rias' chest and saw a bit of purple-red skin near her cleavage.
Is that a bruise?
"Rias-senpai, are you hurt? Do you need me to heal you?" Asia asked quickly.
Rias was stunned for a moment and then looked down. She blushed slightly.
"No, it's nothing! It's not an injury..."
She quickly stopped Asia, looking a bit embarrassed.
Badr, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but grin, finding the situation amusing.
Rias glared at him.
Seeing Asia still looking worried, Rias didn't know what to say.
She couldn't possibly explain that the purple-red marks weren't bruises, but rather love bites from Badr...
...
Asia was still confused, not understanding what had happened.
In the end, Rias used her magic to erase the marks left by Badr and finally managed to divert Asia's attention.
Meanwhile, Koneko, eating a lollipop, looked curiously at Rias and Badr.
She felt that the relationship between the two seemed to have become more intimate...
Badr remained calm.
After all, he and Rias had only been playing around. Nothing serious had happened.
Both were inexperienced, so they just saw it as a fun learning experience and enjoyed it.
In short, there was no deep exchange, just some mutual comfort...
"Koneko, where's Akeno?" Badr asked Koneko.
It was unusual not to see Akeno Himejima in the club room, as she was usually here early.
"Since Rias-senpai wasn't here, she was called by the student council."
As the vice president, Akeno usually took charge when Rias was absent.
Rias seemed to sense something and smiled:
"She's back."
As soon as she spoke, Akeno appeared through the teleportation array, followed by a group of people.
The woman leading them had short black hair and wore glasses. Her beauty was almost equal to Akeno's, but her stern demeanor matched Rias.
This was... Sona Sitri, the president of the student council!
Next to her was the vice president of the student council, Tsubaki Shinra, who was as inseparable from Sona as Akeno was from Rias.
It seemed that the entire student council was present!
And... they had arrived via a devil teleportation array!
So the other members of the student council were also devils...
Badr wasn't surprised because Akeno had already told him about Sona Sitri's devil identity. Now, of course, he understood that the student council members were her servants.
Suddenly, Badr felt someone watching him. When he looked around, he saw the only male in the student council team.
The male student was clearly scrutinizing and comparing himself to Badr, but Badr remained calm and unaffected.
Outwardly, however, he put on a friendly smile.
... Of course, it was a false smile.
He wouldn't reveal his true feelings to others so easily.
The only people he could be real with were Rias and the others, as well as Mai Sakurajima.
Rias stood up and greeted them with a smile:
"Welcome. The entire student council is here. What brings you all here?"
Sona Sitri was polite and formal, but very serious. She spoke softly:
"Sorry to intrude. Since both of our groups have new members, we thought it would be good to come and say hello."
"Oh? So this is the new student council member." Rias looked at the male student from Sona's group.
"Genshirou Saji" Sona introduced.
Rias smiled and introduced her own: "This is my knight, Badr, and my bishop, Asia."
Rias had always publicly declared Badr as her knight. The fact that he also occupied eight of her pawns was kept secret, known only to her servants like Akeno.
This matter was too important for Rias to reveal it prematurely.
After all, Badr was the only one she knew who possessed two roles as a devil piece, breaking the usual rules of ranking.
She couldn't predict how Badr would perform in the ranking games.
But it would probably be strong enough to be considered cheating...
Sona adjusted her glasses and examined Badr and Asia, sensing their exceptional qualities.
"So this is the Badr who used two of your knight pieces. That means you only need the pawn position now."
"Haha, you know, finding pieces is a matter of fate." Rias seemed calm. "Badr, Asia, go say hello."
On the other side, Genshirou Saji confidently stepped forward and extended his hand to Badr.
"Genshirou Saji, nice to meet you."
"Likewise, nice to meet you."
"You used two knight pieces. That's impressive. By the way, I used four pawn pieces!"
Badr just smiled peacefully, not saying much, giving an ordinary impression.
Genshirou Saji suddenly used his magic and sent it into Badr's body through the handshake.
Badr remained calm, and his internal sacred equipment, the king's sword and shield, easily dispersed the magic.
Returning the favor.
Badr activated the sharpness of the Sword of Kings and sent a wave of magic back.
Genshirou Saji felt his magic disappear like a stone sinking into the sea, then a powerful magic returned with a vengeance. His expression changed and he quickly let go of Badr's hand.
He struggled for a few seconds to dissipate the magic, his face grave.
The brief exchange was felt by Rias and Sona. Rias couldn't help but smile proudly.
Sona's eyes narrowed slightly.
How powerful. Didn't they say that he only turned into a devil a few days ago? How can his magic be so strong...
No wonder it took two knight pieces.
Then she looked at Asia and found her magic even more impressive!
Asia's magic was almost on par with Ria's, making her the strongest magic user among Ria's servants.
Where did she find such excellent pieces...
Sona couldn't help but wonder.
"The Familiar Forest opens the day after tomorrow. Are you going there too?" Rias asked.
"Yes, but this person only accepts one order a month..."
So their groups would collide.
"Haha, then let's have a fair competition!"
Rias, proud of her servants' skills, was eager to meet Sona's challenge.
"Competition?"
"The winner gets the commission."
Sona said seriously, "You mean a ranking game?"
The ranking game was the primary way to determine a devil's status and settle disputes.
Before the ranking game began, any contract could be drawn up and agreed upon by both parties. The game would begin, and the loser would have to honor the contract unconditionally.
But this small matter didn't warrant that level.
Rias laughed, "Of course not. We don't have permission for that. Sona, I mean a normal human competition, like sports.
...
On the tennis court, Rias and Sona, two high-ranking devils, faced each other, full of fighting spirit.
Outside the fence, Badr chuckled.
He hadn't expected their duel to be a tennis match.
But using a devil's physical skills in a human sport seemed a bit like cheating.
The match was women's doubles, with Sona's partner being her vice president, Tsubaki Shinra, and Ria's partner, Akeno.
The four girls were already in their sports outfits, and their beauty in skirts was undeniable.
As Rias and the others arrived at the court, passersby stopped to watch, drawn by their charm.
News of their match spread quickly throughout the school.
After all, the three recognized beauties of Kuoh Academy were on the court, along with the lovely Tsubaki Shinra.
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