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Early the next morning, I woke up and practiced swordsmanship in the courtyard. After familiarizing myself with Zangetsu, I rushed to the academy, arriving in my classroom just minutes before the first bell.

Now, through practicing basic swordsmanship, the techniques were already deeply ingrained in my memory.

What I needed to do now was to constantly engage in combat to further Improve and familiarize myself with the swordsmanship I had mastered.

This way, when I used Zangetsu's Bankai, I was confident that my combat power would increase significantly!

However, just as I was about to sit down, the red-haired girl in front of me politely greeted me.

"Good morning, Kyoya-kun."

"Good morning, Rias, Akeno."

"Ara ara~ Even though you confessed to me yesterday, making me your girlfriend, you greeted Rias before me this morning! It's really quite hurtful..."

Akeno covered her face and pretended to cry, but her eyes were constantly, secretly observing my reaction.

Having already familiarized myself with Akeno's personality, I knew her tricks all too well. So I simply ignored her theatrics.

"Alright, that's enough, Akeno. Your attempt at acting pitiful is making me feel sorry for you, but it's completely useless. I won't be fooled so easily. I know you like the back of my hand."

"Oh? Does that mean you have some deep, dark secret, Kyoya-kun? Or did you secretly investigate me? Why else would you say you know everything about me?"

Akeno lowered her hands, her pretty face full of confusion and surprise. Rias, beside her, also stared at me with wide, astonished eyes.

However, I calmly sat down and took out the textbook for the upcoming class, all while looking tenderly at Akeno.

"If you want to know the truth, Akeno, as I said yesterday, you need to become a member of my family. So, are you considering becoming my family? Will you be my girlfriend?"

Hearing my bold and ambiguous confession again, Akeno fell into a rare silence.

Rias, observing this strange scene, watched the two of us with great interest.

"Geez, really, we've only just met, and you're already asking me to be your girlfriend, Kyoya-kun. You're so forward, but I don't mind if we start dating first, you know!" Akeno teased playfully.

Akeno made a show of looking regretful, which made me sigh helplessly in my heart. But I didn't get discouraged.

She hadn't explicitly rejected me, which was a good start. It meant she had some positive feelings towards me.

Seeing my calm expression, Akeno seemed to have thought of something, and she instantly dropped her playful act.

"Oh, that's right, Kyoya-kun. Be sure to come to the Occult Research Club after school today! You promised yesterday, so you can't refuse us today."

"..."

Being invited again, I stopped what I was doing, looked at the smiling Akeno and the serious Rias, and nodded slowly.

"Alright, I'll ask Koneko-chan to take me there after school."

...

I spent the entire day spacing out and sleeping in class.

For a genius student who always got the top scores on exams, the teachers were already used to it. And so, the school day ended quickly.

"Looks like I'll need to ask Koneko-chan about this later," I muttered to myself.

"Hm? Is there something you need Koneko's help with? If possible, we can help too." Rias said, her gaze fixed on me as she organized her textbooks.

Meanwhile, Akeno added with a hint of dissatisfaction, "That's right. I'm already Kyoya-kun's 'potential' girlfriend. If you have any questions, why don't you just ask me? Why go to Koneko-chan? Do you perhaps prefer petite girls like her? It makes me sad..."

"..."

Catching the faint smile at the corner of Akeno's mouth, I let out a soft sigh and calmly ignored her teasing.

After the system awakened yesterday, I had gotten into the habit of constantly checking it for new tasks.

And just this morning, while I was practicing my swordsmanship, I received a new task from the system.

[Ding! Task issued: Go to the Kendo Club and defeat Sona Sitri's Knight, Tomoe Meguri.]

The corners of my mouth twitched as I read the system's task. This damn system, this task is clearly telling me to go and make enemies. But I have to do it. I'm still too weak.

"Could you wait a moment, I..."

Just as I was about to say something, Akeno shot me a fierce glare.

"KYOYA-KUN! You promised just now, didn't you? Are you going to try and make up some excuse to get out of it now? You can't go back on your word."

Hearing this, I immediately waved my hands weakly and said, "No, no, of course, I won't go back on my word."

Because if I didn't explain myself now, not only Akeno but probably even Rias would be very displeased with me, which would significantly lower their opinion of me. So, I naturally wouldn't do something so foolish.

Rias and Akeno exchanged glances, completely confused about what I was playing at.

Then Rias asked hesitantly, "Then what do you mean?"

"It's a personal matter. I have something I need to take care of today, and I'd like Koneko-chan to take me to the Kendo Club. After I'm done, I'll go straight to the Occult Research Club with her. Don't worry. Why else would I pass up two such beautiful ladies...?"

"In that case, Akeno and I will head back to the clubroom first and wait for you."

Rias nodded with a faint smile. Then, the two of them left the classroom, disappearing from my sight.

...

I let out a sigh of relief. Then, I found Koneko-chan and explained my intentions.

Although Koneko was a little confused as to why I was interested in the Kendo Club, she still agreed to my request.

Then, under Koneko's guidance, I headed towards the Kendo Club.