"Now, do all devils have the habit of sending letters?"
Yasuhiro took the letter from Koneko's hand and gave Sona a meaningful look.
He received a warning look from Sona in return.
"A challenge?"
Yasuhiro opened the letter, read its contents, and understood the whole story.
It was a formal challenge from Yuuto Kiba, proposing a duel against him.
The text contained phrases like fight me or make me understand.
Yasuhiro felt that the content of the letter had been altered, the original wording was probably a challenge of death.
Everyone in the council was surprised. They knew how formidable Yasuhiro was.
Just because they had peacefully coexisted for nearly a month didn't mean they had forgotten the unpleasantness of their first meeting.
That aura was enough to send chills down their spines even till this DATE.
In particular, Saji had directly experienced Yasuhiro's pressure.
Whenever he thought of it, he would shudder and avoid Yasuhiro's gaze.
"The President said she won't let you do this for nothing, she will help you and Asia secure suitable familiars in the familiar forest as payment."
Koneko remained as expressionless as ever.
However, her eyes revealed expectation.
Yasuhiro naturally placed his hand on Koneko's hair and ruffled it as if petting a cat.
To everyone's surprise, Koneko struggled a few times in protest, but seeing that she couldn't get rid of the hand on her head, she gave up and let him do as he pleased.
It was funny to think about, but the person Yasuhiro was closest to in the council was none other than Sona.
After all, they had gone on a date before, which made their relationship a bit complicated.
In ORC, theoretically speaking, the person closest to him should have been his brother, Issei.
The truth however was quite the opposite.
Ever since the violent awakening of his boosted gear, Yasuhiro seemed to have left a serious psychological shadow in Issei's heart.
As a result, not only at school, but also when heading home, Issei would arrive much earlier or later than him.
It was the same when going to school. It seemed that Issei was deliberately avoiding him.
This made Yasuhiro wonder if he had gone too easy on him last time or Issei didn't learn his lesson well enough.
Because of this gap, Yasuhiro became quite familiar with Koneko, who often wandered around the campus.
Seeing her reminded him of a cat he had raised in his previous life.
So whenever he saw Koneko, Yasuhiro couldn't resist petting her.
The first time he petted her...
They both nearly fought...
Unfortunately, she was facing a HIM.
The final result was..
She was subjected to head rubs.
Once, twice, three times...
Koneko went from initially bristling, to struggling and resisting, and finally to making a mere symbolic struggle, as if she had gotten used to Yasuhiro's petting.
Yasuhiro's behavior accounted for a significant portion of her positive impression of him.
"Neither I nor Asia are interested in devil familiars. Leaving me aside for now, after Asia completes her trials, the church will reward her with a holy beast as a future companion."
Rias's willingness to offer a familiar as payment demonstrated her sincerity.
Familiars held a status equivalent to the holy beasts, serving as strategic resources for various factions that couldn't be traded casually.
Moreover, devils and the church were inherently hostile factions.
"So, if the terms and rewards satisfy you, you can accept this challenge?"
The student council's doors opened again, and Rias and Akeno walked in from outside.
Rias spoke up, "Sona, I'm sorry, could we speak with him alone?"
Sona nodded and led the members out. Koneko and Akeno also left, leaving only Yasuhiro and Rias in the council office.
"Holy knight..."
Yasuhiro interrupted, "You can just call me Yasuhiro, like Sona does."
"Excuse me, Yasuhiro, but I hope you will accept this challenge from Kiba. That child can only overcome his fears only by facing you in a direct confrontation."
Rias said with a hint of worry, "I imagine you've been quite troubled these past few days because of Yuuto."
"Even if you haven't experienced the power of the holy sword firsthand, you should have a general idea of its lethality against devils."
"Aren't you afraid that I might accidentally kill your servant?"
"This's the second thing I'm asking of you, please go easy on him during the duel."
"I'm begging you," Rias said, bowing deeply.
"My opinion of you devils has suddenly changed quite a bit. People like you and Sona, treating your peerage members as family, are probably rare even in the underworld."
The Gremory Clan was known for its strong sense of loyalty. In the underworld today, far too many devils treated their peerage members as mere servants.
When hunting devils in Europe, Yasuhiro had seen many pure-blood devils use their servants as cannon fodder in battle.
"An Evil Piece," Yasuhiro casual said.
"An Evil Piece?" Rias didn't understand.
"I can agree, but the reward must be an Evil Piece. I'll only need them for sometime."
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