Chapter 61 Ready to go Koneko
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1 Aug
"Pretty much. I have a bad feeling that the reason that Azazel mentioned this was because this person was part of Raynare's scheme. Since we got rid of them that means that whomever they were going to use is now alone.
" Ritsuka reasoned out. He was glad how thorough Yagyu's spirit had been while channeled through him though whether it was all his influence or Ritsuka's trust couldn't be measured at that moment.
"Senpai… don't worry me like that." Koneko quietly cupped Ritsuka's cheeks. She looked extremely sad but no tears came out. "You are the kind of person who throws themselves into danger to help others, aren't you."
"... only if I'm the only one who can. I don't want to make others do things for me when I can fight back now.
" Ritsuka answered his gaze turned down towards the floor. "I'm tired of sitting back… watching things happen. I don't want that anymore."
"Promise you will be careful." Koneko stomped her foot down. "Promise."
"I promise I'll be more careful… but if any of you are in trouble I'm doing everything I can in my power to not let that go any farther." Ritsuka gazed back not faltering as he stared into Koneko's eyes.
"Fine. Let's go back home." Koneko sighed as she allowed him to get back on his feet.
Ba-dump, Ba-dump.
Koneko desperately tried to calm her heart. She knew it was for all of them but for a moment he looked real cool.
Ritsuka walked by with his usual self confident smile… something that she had noticed, came up whenever he was assured that he did the right thing.
It was rare enough that this was only the second time he had this kind of smile.
She needed to check over her notes later but she was sure this was the case.
Ba-dump, Ba-dump.
'Stupid heartbeat…' Koneko tapped her chest annoyed that it was still going strong.
"Ready to go Koneko?" Ritsuka called out to the distracted girl. She didn't know how he got in front of her but the distraction his presence brought was starting to get to her. Whether she hated it or not she couldn't say quite yet.
It didn't matter that her heart was beating so fast, or her gaze lingered on him and his goofy smile, or the feeling when he brushed his fingers through her hair patting her head.
She was definitely and unequivocally not falling for her newest senpai, at all.
"Yes Senpai." Koneko squeaked catching her voice as it broke. With a quiet turn she began running off back for their shared home forcing Ritsuka to chase after her.
It didn't matter that he was slightly winded or that he still managed to keep up in those conditions.
Still it was a simple thought that would blossom later. Koneko was happy to have that tiny sliver regardless of what would happen next.
'We shall use your form then. Useless as you may be… our use will make you worthwhile.'
Goetia quietly crafted a flesh suit from the remnants of the used up devils. An agent would be necessary to send out into the world to examine what should be done.
The problem came through the necessity of a new form that required… parts. Parts that they didn't have. An Angel would be satisfactory… because what could be better than killing God's creations with their own weapons for their endless arrogance.
That wasn't how Goetia thought unfortunately. He remembered what he learned from the last remaining moments of his life.
He remembered the struggles which brought him to the point and the impact of his fist against his face.
Rizevim's discarded flesh and soul were fully ingrained into the new body for reference and nothing more.
Every attempt the soul made to take over the body was met with another section of it being cast off as if peeling skin from a sunburn. Before it knew what it had fallen to, Rizevim's emotions, his very being, stopped being a problem.
After all… a God must tend to his children… harshly.
"How did it go?" Rias called out as we entered her manor.
"Well… though I think he wanted to examine me. That would have been… unfortunate probably." Ritsuka answered. He had been thinking about that fact for the past hour since they got back.
Rias had split the two, asking them their own story about the events that occurred. When Rias had finished with Koneko she came to him. She was concerned but seemed to want to hear the story from his mouth as well.
"Yes… we've been told he likes to do that. Hence, that note was used. Admittedly, it's a bit of a loss to my power but I think it will pay better in the long run since you're here.
" Rias smugly stated with a self satisfied smirk on her face… then completely sputtered into a blushing mess. "Not what it means! I'm not saying that I want to keep you to myself!"
"Okay… I'll stay around with you then, right?" Ritsuka questioned though his tone sounded confused.
"Yes… but no. But yes… let's just continue." Rias held a hand over her eyes taking a few deep breaths to calm herself once more. "So he offered you a deal and you almost considered it?"
"Not the first one. The second one I did if only out of concern for our safety out of there. There was no telling what could happen should I say no.
Didn't want anything happening to Koneko either, since we were only meant to negotiate something. Did that pan out though?" Ritsuka turned the questions around.
"Yes. Thanks to our intervention the exorcists that were gathering in Kuoh have been shunted out. They've been a worry for both Sona and myself for the last month.
Had this not worked we may have had to wipe them out for the safety of our peers. Besides, they were traitor exorcists, the kind that enjoy killing for killings sake." Rias explained wistfully.
Ritsuka was a bit stumped… from what little he noticed of devil culture both from Rias and Sona, he expected a lot more… conviction.
Perhaps it was just his experience against demons painting his expectations. After all he had seen first hand was demons did when they had a foothold.
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