“I’m sorry but I can’t allow this to continue.
This relationship will only end in pain for the both of you and as a king, it’s my job to protect my peerage.” Both Naruto and Akeno were caught off guard by the tone the girl was using.
“Rias, don’t you think this is too far?
Shouldn’t this be Koneko’s decision?” Akeno was immediately silenced when Rias held her hand up to her.
The black haired girl lowered her head and stepped back.
She knew that her king had made her decision and she could not change that.
The girl was just that stubborn.
Rias leveled her eyes to the surprisingly calm Naruto.
The boy’s eyes were locked onto her glowing hand as he continued to stand still.
“Your memories of Koneko and this visit will be erased.
You may be angry at me now but things are far more complicated than they seem.
I am only saving you the trouble.” Rias stated while the purple glow of her hand grew brighter.
Naruto could only grow more curious as he felt a force settle over him.
If he had to compare it to something, it would be as if someone was attempting to cast a genjutsu on him.
This only made him more curious as the two girls in front of him seemed to be able to wield this energy for offensive purposes.
Plus the girl’s mini speech tipped him off that things weren’t as simple as they looked.
He would have a lot of questions for Koneko when he saw her again.
“Goodbye mortal.” Rias said before placing her palm on Naruto’s face.
Rias stepped back as a bright purple light surrounded the blonde haired boy’s head.
The light began to grow brighter and brighter before suddenly dissipating, catching both Rias and Akeno by surprise.
“That was a rather interesting technique you have there.
I would give it a C-rank if it was a genjutsu.
Though, you’re sort of out of luck.
I’m used to dealing with annoying people and their illusions.” Naruto stated as the last remnants of the purple light fell at his feet.
While the girl’s powers were impressive, they didn’t stand a chance to a quick burst of his chakra.
“Who are you… What are you?!” Rias managed to spit out despite her shock.
She didn’t sense any demonic, angelic or magic energy from the boy.
There was no way he should’ve been able to break through her hypnosis technique.
“My name is Naruto Uzumaki and I’m just a guy who works at a dessert shop.
The better question is who are you?”
Koneko was furious.
Angry or slighted didn’t exactly do the trick when it came to expressing her current mood.
She had never felt more agitated in her whole life.
And all this anger was currently directed at her King, Rias Gremory.
“You did what!?” Koneko growled out while staring at her King.
The volume at which she spoke was rather uncharacteristic of her especially since she was talking to the red-headed girl who was sitting calmly behind her desk, a fact that only served to piss Koneko off even more.
Akeno was standing behind her queen, seemingly stuck on whether to find the scene to be amusing or actually be concerned about how angry her younger peer seemed to be at her friend.
“I visited your boyfriend.” At the word boyfriend, Rias raised her hands and formed air quotes, an act that made Koneko bristle with anger.
“You weren’t acting like yourself so I decided to get to the bottom of it. Find the original chapter at g.com.
I had my familiar follow you and discovered that you were hiding this from us.
What I want to know is why didn’t you tell us?” Koneko began to scowl at the girl’s question before quickly taking in a deep, calming breath.
Even though she was angry at her king for invading her privacy, Rias was still her King and friend.
“I didn’t tell either of you because I didn’t find it necessary.
My relationship with Naruto is between him and myself.
I didn’t find the need to inform any of you because it wouldn’t affect my duties as a devil or as a student.” Koneko attempted to say in her usual stoic voice though it was obvious that a bit of anger had slipped into her speech.
“But it has been affecting your relationship with us.
You could’ve told us Koneko-chan.” Akeno finally spoke up.
The young Nekoshou’s eyes cut towards the fallen angel turned devil.
The sharpness of the look caused Akeno to immediately shut her mouth.
Koneko huffed at the action before crossing her arms across her chest and looking directly at the two.
“I apologize if I have been acting differently as of recently but that does not mean that I think it was right for you two to invade my privacy.
You should have asked before taking such drastic measures like following me.” Koneko stated with a sense of finality in her voice.
Rias’s eyes met the young cat girl’s eyes and the two began to have a heated stare off.
Akeno watched from the sidelines as the two headstrong girls’ wills crashed against each other.
Few people were stubborn enough to actually keep up with Rias’s stubborn streak and Akeno knew that Koneko was one of those people.
When the white-haired girl wanted something, she would dig it and not relent until she got that something.
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