My teenage high school romance comedy can't be this perverted!

Chapter 97: Tournament Part 2

Beta read by Shigiya.

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-Underworld-

"I can't believe this! What the hell is he thinking? This is completely irresponsible!" 

A fair amount of time had passed since the end of the party, and as expected, both Sona and Rias were not happy at all with the news concerning my unexpected, and forced might I add, participation in the Rating Game. I myself remained quiet the entire time after leaving that place, just focusing on the chessboard in front of me, lost in my own thoughts, wondering just what pushed Sirzechs into taking such a course of action without informing me beforehand.

That man for all his antics never struck me as someone who took whimsical decisions like these just for the heck of it. The title of Lucifer carried weight and under such a mindset would eventually crumble. 

So there had to be a reason.

I hope.

On the other hand, Kuroka and Xenovia didn’t show any negative reaction to this announcement—quite the opposite, in fact. One was prepared to show the devils what she was truly capable of and how far she had come since her battle against Kokabiel. Constantly polishing her swordsmanship and eagerly swinging Durandal around while the other just commented, "I can’t wait to show Shirone how cool her big sister is!"

Fucking siscons. Always making my life harder than it has to be.

I didn’t even feel shocked or disappointed at this rate, having grown used to dealing with such eccentric people. These kinds of behaviors had become normal. I was surrounded by a battle maniac with an oversized sense of pride and a siscon. Other than them, there was a bitch who wouldn't hesitate to backstab me or just laze around the entire time, a secretary more adept with seduction than actually fighting. 

‘Nothing is stopping me from just leaving and going back to the clubroom.’ I wasn't kept here against my will and had no contracts binding me to participate. 

Meanwhile, a certain crimson-haired otaku seemed more worked up about this whole mess than I was. "Rias, if you keep pacing like that, you'll make a trench in the floor and sprout white hairs from all of the stress. And next thing you know, Koneko will be calling you 'Onee-sama' instead of me."

"This is not the time to make silly jokes, Hachi!" Rias shouted, clearly not in the mood for my little quips. "You are mine! A member of my peerage and even hold my evil pieces within your soul, so why take such a decision!"

“Well, I don't technically have your pieces inside m—”

“THAT'S NOT THE POINT!” 

Wow, maybe she was part banshee? Even my ears are ringing despite sitting far away. Focusing on the previous comment, why indeed… “Well, unfortunately, I'm not omniscient nor a mind reader, so best to not make hasty conclusions.”

I understood her frustration to some degree, she was prepared to go completely full throttle upon this Rating Game and planned to shock the Underworld. After all, Rias’s dream was to rank on top of the billboard and be recognized for her merits alone. So to suddenly be faced with such a handicap of having a ‘member’ of her peerage suddenly turn into an opponent was visibly disheartening.

This, further damning when the person who pushed her in this situation was her brother.

"Just take a moment to breathe and think about this carefully. You know your brother isn’t the type to make your life harder than usual without a good reason."