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Chapter 18: Underworld Delights? by Harem-Fan
A Few days later...
After making sure Valper had all the living supplies he needed, we didn't bother with this piece of shit.
Patter Patter~! The rain was slightly heavy, but it was the season for rain now and again.
Asia and I were wearing raincoats as the pair of us headed to the old Underworld Delights.
As I got to the storefront, I pulled out the keys.
I'm currently the person in charge, though the store's owner is still Raynare's alter identity, Yuuma Amano.
Click~ Ding Ding! As I unlocked the door, I flipped the sign that said closed and it read open.
Only Lower-Class beings and above can see the shop now, as a strong barrier was placed here to show the business as a mothballed store to normal Humans.
We took off our white Church cloaks and hung them on a coat-rack at the entrance. (The same cloaks worn by Xenovia and Irina with their battle-suits.)
Asia went to the tea and hot water dispenser behind the counter and asked.
"Freed, why did the Sitri Devils suddenly want to meet us? This isn't a trap to catch you, is it? I'm worried for you."
I grinned, while unbuckling my priest robe, sat at a table and put my feet up on it.
"That's why we're meeting on Grigori turf, and the barrier can record our talks if they betray us, so it would be starting a fight. But I don't think that Sona Sitri is the kind of woman to do something despicable, only bad-guys like me do that, hehe."
Asia came over carrying a tray with a pot of tea and a few cups with sugar.
Ding Ding~! While Asia was setting up the tea, the front door opened and in walked two women with umbrellas.
Sona Sitri and Tsubaki Shinra shook their umbrellas and put them in the holder next to the coat-rack.
Then Sona's violet eyes scanned the place and landed on me, who was leaning back in my chair with a careless look and feet up on a table.
Asia, who was pouring me tea and adding sugar, saw the pair and greeted them.
"H-hello, welcome to Underworld Delights, please join us."
Asia was cute, because she actually put on a cafe apron and did a slight Japanese style head bow.
My doting eyes left the adorable Asia, then turned mocking and looked at the Devils as I pointed to the empty seats across from me.
"Water Princess and Devil-chan, have a seat, hah."
As the two girls wearing Kuoh Academy uniforms silently sat, Asia poured them tea.
Sip~! As I sipped the tea Asia made for me, made with the good stuff, I looked over the steam in my cup and Sona spoke softly.
"Mr. Sellzen, although Water Princess isn't inaccurate, please call me by my Human name or my Devil name at the very least."
The corners of my lips curled and I said.
"Oh? Then can I call you So-tan?"
Sona's eyebrow twitched, and Tsubaki looked concerned for her King, because that was the name her older sister always called her.
"Please be serious Mr. Sellzen and call me Sona."
My smile faded, and Asia looked worried seeing my expression.
"Fine Devil Sona, then call me Freed and tell me why you're here..."
Sona was surprised to see my gloomy expression, and this was outside her analysis of my personality.
But Sona pushed her glasses up and asked.
"Were you aware that Riser Phenex almost died, and was almost unable to be saved?"
I tilted my head in confusion and asked.
"I wasn't aware of anything, and why would I know? I never met the prick."
Sona nodded to Tsubaki who emotionlessly took out a tablet, and handed it to me to watch.
While the two Devils drank tea, Asia leaned over my shoulder as I played the video of a duel in the Underworld.
In the video we saw Riser and Issei in an arena created by a Rating Game field, and many VIP Devils sat in the seating to watch.
Riser was boasting about Devil this and Devil that, and why a low level Reincarnated Devil should stay out of their affairs, and a lot of other trash talk.
The whole time Issei stood there with a gloomy look, while his Boosted Gear on his left-hand gathered stacks of [Boost] and the windbag let him.
By the time Riser was done boasting, he ejected his flame-wings, and flew right at Issei, planning on killing him this time for shaming the great house of Phenex, but...
Buzz~! A silver Light Gun appeared in Issei's Boosted Gear claw from nowhere, and the sound and bright light of Transfer was heard.
Then Issei said while aiming.
"I'm not a pussy, and you're an asshole, so go to Hell!"
Bang Boom Bang Boom Bang~! And like I taught him, he waited till Riser flew really close to attack, and rapidly pulled the trigger, but...
Each bullet that should've created a small bullet of Holy Fire was enormous and covered Riser's entire body?!
After the first almost disintegration of his body, he rapidly reformed, but this prevented him from dodging at such a close range, and Riser ate all 10 giant Holy Fire bombs!
Based on what I'm seeing, if Riser wasn't resistant to light and fire, he should've died from 3 giant bullets.
But that wasn't the end of Riser's miserable end, no...
While Riser was on the ground breathing out more than in, Issei held up his left-hand and yelled.
"Balance Breaker: Welsh Dragon Scale Mail!"
Then after a magical transformation into a Shonin Protagonist, he Boosted a lot, and beat the living shit out of the already crippled Riser, and broke every bone in his body, to the point his regeneration could no longer keep up.
Just after 5 seconds, the Devil's little sister flew down and threw her body over Riser and forced Issei to stop killing him.
Now that is the Issei I had read about in the story summary, phew...
Sona saw my mocking smile at Riser's miserable beating, and Sona asked.
"He didn't say where he got that Light Gun, but those bullets aren't standard issue for the Exorcists. Did you help Issei to beat Riser?"
I put on a clueless look, because I will never admit to helping a Reincarnated Devil kill another Pure-blooded Devil.
"What are you talking about, why the hell would I help that pussy idiot? That Light Gun clearly was picked up from when the Gremory raided the church."
Asia refilled my tea at this point, and I gave her a warm smile for being a good woman.
Tsubaki took back the tablet I handed her, and her expression never changed as she watched my body language.
"I see. Well, for what it's worth, I am happy about the outcome of the engagement, so I still need to thank the person who helped out behind the scenes."
I sigh and say.
"Sona Sitri, if that is all you came here for, then we need to end our meeting... I have a lot of things to attend to."
Sona pushed up her glasses and asked.
"The Church Exorcist that came to Kuoh vanished, and his Holy Sword was taken, was it you?"
My gloomy face was back, because this puts me in a tough spot, but I'm the bad guy here after all, so I smile again.
Buzz~! I held out my right-hand, and the steel ring on my index-finger sprang to life, and formed the Excalibur Rapidly.
"Is this what you're looking for? Are you planning on taking it from me, I don't mind if you try, hehe."
Buzz~! And after putting my teacup down, a ball of Holy fire was in my left palm, and formed into my Karma Light Gun.
Tsubaki was worried, because she knows that I like to fight, but Sona sipped her tea ignoring my threat.
Sona smiled after putting her cup down and said fearlessly.
"Oh, Well I was there in-person for the fight, and that Holy Fire was white with a hint of silver in it, interesting."
My face twitched, because I think she tricked me into showing it to her?!
Sona then crossed her legs, smiled with a noble charm, and challenged me.
"I'm not here to fight, but if you feel itchy and want to challenge me on a rainy day, I think I can play with you, Freed."
When I looked outside and saw the downpour and realized Sona was extra strong with water around, I wasn't as excited to spar with her, then I noticed across the street...
Sona's entire Peerage was across the street with umbrellas, damn.
Fwoosh~! My Karma Gun puffed into flame and my sword went back into ring form, and I pouted.
"You're a mood killer, Miss Sitri, not as fun as Devil-chan."
I missed the slight blush on Tsubaki's cheeks, while Sona smiled and stood.
"I've now figured you out, Freed Sellzen, and I know how I must act around your wild nature. I needed to put you into "Check" without fighting you, so you'll be honest. Besides, even if I didn't have my Peerage or the rain, I'm sure you wouldn't have attacked me at all, right?"
My red eyes lewdly roamed her body, to tease her, and I tried to make her afraid of me.
"You put me into "Check" this time, but watch out, because I will put you into "Checkmate" next time, hehe."
Sona called my bluff and asked a few things that confused me.
"First, do you even play Chess? Second, do you dare push me down? Thirdly, ask my Sister first before trying to capture me... And finally, thanks for helping Issei this time, I owe you a favor."
As the two Devils got their umbrellas, I asked in confusion.
"Who is your sister?"
Sona froze and turned to me, and she had a strange look and asked seriously.
"You sent that man to me, and you don't know my sister?!"
"Someone said your sister is scary, but I don't know her?"
Sona said with a smile.
"I was wrong, I still haven't figured you out. Well, your homework is to research who my sister is... Goodbye Freed, let's go Tsubaki."
As Tsubaki looked at my confused form, I was interrupted with a system task...
[Ding~! Mission: Learn to play Chess and really put Sona into Checkmate. Time limit: 2 Months. Reward: Wealth and Power!]
I smiled at the thought of becoming rich, and yelled to the leaving Devil.
"Hey Sona Sitri, I will learn to play Chess and come and wipe the floor with you, look forward to it!"
Ding Ding~! Sona had just opened the door and didn't look at me, but she froze for a moment in thought, then shook her head with a smile and left in the rain...
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