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'Okay~ this is awkward...'
I was letting out a light sigh and massaging my head while looking at the Mexican standoff that was right in front of me. On one side, the Gremory Faction was standing very still with agitation present in their mood, with the exception of Asia who was looking a little confused at their behavior. On the other side, Sona's faction were looking somewhat put-off and cautious around us. And on this side, a certain twin-tailed fallen angel was looking back at them defiantly with that all famous glare of hers.
Maybe it was not such a good idea to bring her along.
At the appointed time, I came along with Mitelt to the area that would bring us to the designated spot and meet up with the others. It was a little hard to convince her since she was quite reluctant to come along for the field trip; she felt she did not have the right to come to a place where the devils hung out after she did. It was after a while that she finally agreed to come along.
Unfortunately, most of the others did not agree with me.
It would be an understatement to say that the Gremory Faction overreacted when they turned around to find her with me. They basically formed a protective circle around Asia and looked at Mitelt like she was a hyena trying to steal their baby.
Sona's Peerage reacted differently; they were aware that the fallen angel was reformed, but they still regard her as a possible threat and thus took precautions like bringing out their weapons and keeping a close eye on us.
Mitelt was not helping her situation by adopting her usual expression of indifference and glaring at every single one of them as though hey would try to surprise tackle her if she let her eyes off them for a second. This was a really volatile situation to say the least.
I want to enjoy having my full mane of brownish-red hair before I start getting back the gray hair, please.
"Okay, can everyone please relax for a moment?" I stepped forward to try and mitigate the situation.
"Emiya-kun, may I ask why is a certain guest here without permission?" Rias turned to me with a smile that could rival Rin's any day. As it was the case though, I was feeling more worn out than scared by her, so I merely let out a sigh and replied back.
"I can't exactly leave her stuck in the house or the general area all the time, and I thought it would be good for both sides to at least interact." I paused as I looked at everyone giving me 'the look', aside from Asia and Ruruko who looked confused. "Ah come on, can we please let bygones be bygones already?!"
"Emiya-kun, sometimes I wonder what is in your head." Momo shook her head in slight disbelief. "I think you are the first one who does not think harshly about Fallen Angels considering your encounters with them."
"Because I can recognize some can have a second chance if offered." I lightly patted the little blonde's head while inwardly smiling at the way she seemed to pout under my hand. "And if we are talking trust issues, in some ways I am still on the bench for both your groups."
"Ara~ Are we still that unworthy of you?" Akeno said it in a manner that sounded somewhat provocative to the point of making some of the females blush at the implication. But rather than embarrassing me, she merely gave the opening to start my assault.
"Well let's see, there was the time you tried to seduce me in the gym a few days ago, and that time when I was stuck at the building after chasing the stray." My comment only seemed to amuse her greatly while earning a few raised eyebrows from Sona's group and a look of disapproval from the president.
"There was the few times with Rias when she tried every tactic from bribery, blackmailing and even seduction each time we go on the hunts or when I was in the probation period." Rias turned her head to the side to whistle lightly.
"Then we have Koneko who tried to carry me back to the club room every time I was thinking of cooking something." Koneko directed her attention to a rock nearby while maintaining her stoned-face expression.
"At least Kiba and Asia are not that forward with their intentions, and for Asia's part, she is mostly doing it because she was asked to by Rias." The blonde girl tilted her head even further in confusion while the gentleman of the group let out a light chuckle. At the sounds of others laughing, I turned my head to the other Peerage who were having trouble restraining themselves. That changed the moment they saw my expression.
My next target had been found.
"Of course, I am not forgetting about your attempts as well." I smile gently at the group who were now going pale and slightly bending backwards at my expression. "After all, how can a young man forget the type of methods you girls used to try and get me in?"
"Ah~ We have no idea what you are talking about?" Momo replied while stammering slightly.
"Oh is that so?" My smile went a little wider and my voice a little sweeter as I began my assault. "How about the time you tried to obtain information by getting me into a classroom and pushing your body against me to rattle me?" The white haired girl looked away in embarrassment while Meguri and Reya looked at her in shock and oddly enough, a hint of anger. Guess they did not like the idea of her being loose.
"Then we have Tsubasa-san who tried to wrestle me that one time to see how I could perform certain maneuvers during our hunts, and somehow within a few minutes, both of us were in serious danger of losing our clothes." The rook in question started being very interested in the trees by our sides with her face blushing heavily.
"And how about Tsubaki-san who tried to persuade me to join the Student Council and somehow or another, made the student body misunderstand our positions as something from a certain film regarding fifty shades of a certain color?" The tall and curvy vice-president started to choke in a manner to avoid suspicion.
"And after that..." I was about to make a comment about Sona's attempts when she held up her hand to stop me
"Okay, you have made your point." She said before sighing lightly. Seeing both her's and Rias's expressions put a really big smile on my face.
"You have been holding onto that ammunition for a while, haven't you?" Mitelt raised an amused eyebrow at me. I merely shrugged back in reply.
"Get dazed!"
"WAAHH!" Ise, Asia, Mitelt, Saji and Ruruko jumped in surprise and the three girls went to hide behind us guys, Mitlelt looking around for a possible enemy.
"Ah Satooji-san, it is nice to see you again." Rias and Sona stepped forward and curtsied towards the rather rough looking middle aged man.
"Ah, you grace me with your presence, my ladies!" He bowed deeply and respectfully, before turning to Ise and the others. "So are those the ones coming for today?"
"Yes, this is my Pawn and Bishop." Rias motioned to Ise and Asia, both looking uncertain at the guy's odd energy. "And the two over there are Sona's two Pawns."
"Hmm, so I will be attending to two dull-faced boys, one blonde beauty and a cute twin-tail girl. Okay leave it to me then!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING DULL FACED BOY?!"
The guide ignored the two red-faced males and turned his attention to us. "Strange, this is a first time that I have a human and a fallen angel in my forest. Are they here for the familiars?"
"Not exactly." Sona took a glance at us before starting her explanation. "The human is relatively new in the supernatural side of matters, and I am hoping to expose him to our culture a little more. The fallen angel is currently under his custody and so she has to come with him. But given the circumstances, I believe we can also expand your operations to other groups with them as your test subjects."
I will say this, Sona has a way with words. She could make a good salesperson if she wanted to, evidenced by the manner the guide seemed to ponder her words before nodding enthusiastically. "All right, this will be a good time to test out new grounds!" Satooji-san spun on the spot before pointing his fingers at us. "Leave it to me, I will make sure you will 'get dazed'!"
"He really likes those words, huh?" Mitlelt muttered softly while looking at the guy with a critical eye.
"Yup." I replied back as he started to lead us into the forest and show us some of the creatures that live in the forest. Seeing all the creatures in question and in such numbers made me wonder how some of the magus back home would salivate at the thought of attaining one of these creatures.
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