Soma was still there, hands behind his head, a challenging smile plastered across his face.
"So, Rin? Have you decided?"
I was about to answer him when—
"Takamine Rin."
A female voice, calm and sharp as silk, came from behind me.
I turned around.
In front of me was a girl who I certainly know but I don't remember who she was.
A young girl, short hair, dark brown/brown in color, styled with two small strands sticking out on her head.
She wasn't from Food wars, I was sure of that.
And above all...
My instincts seemed to have gone crazy, my skill detected some opportunities or so I think.
"...you are?" I asked.
Soma looked around. "Is she your friend?"
She completely ignored Soma, staring only at me.
"Follow me. The President wants to talk to you."
President?
About what?
About the club?
The feeling of familiarity kept growing inside me.
Something in her gaze just wouldn't let anyone refuse.
It was the kind of look that said: if you don't come, I'll take you anyway.
I ran a hand through my hair and sighed.
"Okay… I'll come."
She nodded and started walking without even checking to see if I was following.
Soma nudged me.
"Ooooh, Rin! Mysterious private date, huh? Lucky you!"
"It's not what you think… I guess."
"Tell me everything later!"
I left him there, with his adorable idiot smile, and followed the girl.
We passed through a side building on campus, then another.
Then a corridor no one seemed to use.
And when we reached a dark wooden door, she stopped.
Three precise knocks.
TOK. TOK. TOK.
A female voice, velvety and dangerous, answered:
"Come in."
The door opened by itself.
And inside... I froze.
Red carpets, dark green velvet sofas and armchairs, the smell of incense, an atmosphere as charged as an ancient temple.
A room that screamed 'aristocracy'.
Sitting behind a desk, legs crossed and a queenly smile, there she was.
Rias Gremory.
She was wearing the Kuoh school uniform, not the Tōtsuki one.
She rested her face in her hand and looked at me as if she'd been waiting forever.
"Welcome, Takamine Rin."
The room seemed to rise ten degrees.
"Please, sit down. We have a lot to talk about."
I remained still, my head temperature went sky high.
She continued, calm and confident:
"I'm the President of the Occult Club. And starting today... I want you to join my peerage."
My heart skipped a beat.
The girl who had escorted me positioned herself behind me, blocking my escape.
Rias laced her fingers together, smiling.
"What do you say, Rin?"
"Peerage?"
"Oh right, you don't know, my mistake. So..." she began to explain to me the basics, that I already knew, the supernatural, the devil pieces, etc.
But while she was explaining I could not help but think about how big Rias's tits were.
'How wonderful it must be to drink milk from those perfect vessels'
"Rin?" Rias moved her hand as she tried to bring me back to my senses.
"Sorry, too much information to digest..." I wiped away the drool that was falling, hoping she hadn't noticed.
My hopes were dashed in an instant.
"Oh? I thought you were focused on something else, so I must have gotten confused." The tone was clearly sarcastic.
"You can touch them if you want, it's not a problem, but only if you reincarnate as my peerage." she repeated, as if she wanted to keep me from thinking about it too much.
'Well, it's not a bad deal, but I don't want to become a devil... But those tits...' my thought was interrupted by the system.
Until then, silent, it spoke
[Accept.]
'Why?' I didn't understand why he wanted me to lose my humanity.
[Mandatory mission: Accept Rias's agreement.
Reward: ??? (depends on results)
Penalty: Removal of genitals.]
'Why do you fucking threaten me with my genitals every time?'
"So what have you decided?" Rias asked impatiently.
But just before I answered her I had an idea: 'If the prize is based on the result, maybe I can do better?' and so I decided to risk the bet.
"I have to say, the proposal is tempting, but losing my humanity just to touch your breasts seems like a small thing, don't you think?" Sweat broke out on my head, hoping she wasn't calling my bluff.
"What do you want?" Rias took the bait.
"I want you to be my girlfriend for at least six months. Then if you don't like me, you can leave me." Honestly, I had nothing else I could have asked her for.
Power? I can easily ask her later.
Money? I can make it myself.
But her? I would have had it all if I had her.
Silence, I was starting to complain when...
"Let me see first what pieces are needed to reincarnate you."
It was a more than fair question, and with this I could also know if Issei and the rest were already in the group or not.
Eight pawns, a bishop, and a rook appeared.
'So, the beginning of the series? If Sora is here, the other protagonists must be there too... Issei, where are you? I just want to free you from a burden of yours.'
He started to bring the pieces closer to me and as it was supposed to be, just by using all the pawns I could become a devil.
"Rias, now it's your turn to decide." I struck while the metal was hot.
"All right. Six months." She prepared the ritual.
The pieces entered, the circle beneath me lit up, and Rias's magic was sucked into the ritual.
But the pawns that entered began to change, without Rias noticing.
From being simple crimson-colored pawns, they became black, so black that it was as if they completely absorbed the light.
[Mission Completed: Accept Rias's agreement.
Rewards: being distributed. (Result: A+)]
It was the first time I didn't receive the award right away.
"Welcome to the family, Rin. I'll make sure you don't regret your decision." Visibly tired, but with a radiant smile.
"Oh, don't worry. I'm the one who ultimately won," I said.
I approached her, reached out to her face, and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
We stood still for a few moments, then someone knocked.
"Hey Rin, you still have a lot to do? I challenged someone to a cooking battle. Be my taster."