NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37 – Solving the Problem 1
The first session of the class had ended, and It’s now lunchtime. For some reason, Issei was peeking at me a few times before sighing as if he is in trouble.
Well, he’s in trouble because of Riser, so I don’t blame him. He left the classroom as soon as lunchtime arrived and go to the ORC. I know about that because I spread my sense since Grayfia left and didn’t turn my sense off since then.
I know that Shirone was talking about something to Rias and Akeno in the ORC room before she was left alone. That’s also how I know that Shirone was walking towards this class in a hurry.
I stood up from my seat and looked at Kuroka. “Shirone is walking towards us in a hurry. She talked with Rias and Akeno earlier, maybe it’s related to that.”
“Maybe nya! Shall we meet her?” Asked Kuroka.
“Let’s go.” After I said that, I looked at Tsura.
“Tsura, I know that this is a trouble, but can you inform my old man about the devil that entered the territory earlier? I have asked for 2 Phoenix Tears as compensation for his trespassing, but we still need to inform my old man about that.” I said in a low voice so only Tsura could hear it.
Tsura nodded her head in understanding. “Certainly, Riku-sama.”
Then I and Kuroka walked out towards the classroom to meet Shirone while Tsura was walking out of the school and teleporting back to Kanto to inform my old man.
We could always inform him through a phone, but we don’t know who will listen to our conversation if we contacted my old man with a phone, so we decided to just tell him directly instead of using a long-range communication.
Long-range communication is convenient, but it also has a lot of risks.
Enough of that, we meet Shirone in the hallway and when we meet her, Shirone’s expression is not good. She has a sad expression. Anger began to boil inside my body, almost forcing me to take my youkai form. But fortunately, Kuroka managed to calm me down by putting her hand that was coated in Senjutsu on my shoulder.
I sighed and looked at Shirone. “Let’s talk on the roof.”
She nodded her head and we went upstairs.
***
“Tell me what’s going on.” I asked with a serious face to Shirone who is standing in front of me.
Kuroka also stood beside me with a serious face. Seeing her sister's sad expression must’ve hit her feeling, but she was able to keep her emotion in check which is admirable for her.
Shirone took a deep breath and calm herself down before saying. “Buchou didn’t allow me to leave her peerage…”
At Shirone’s word, I was almost going to find Rias and ask for an explanation. . But as I said earlier, I had spread my senses since Grayfia left. But, I can’t feel Rias’s presence in the school.
I tried to feel her peerage’s presence, and I can’t find any of them too.
I clicked my tongue in frustration and took a few seconds to compose myself. After calming myself down, I asked Shirone.
“What’s her reason?”
At least if Rias gave me a reasonable reason why she didn’t allow Shirone to leave her peerage I will just ask her nicely. But if her reason for now allowing Shirone to leave her peerage is ridiculous, I will even visit the underworld to ask her using our family method.
“She said that I will die if I leave her peerage. She also wanted to make Riku-senpai join her peerage to help her fight in the rating game.”
It seems I was wrong. She’s not thinking about it a little bit.
I sighed in exasperation and muttered. “Was she over-confident in her ability? Oh right, she is. She didn’t trust me, huh.”
I looked over at Shirone with a tired expression on my face. “Do you want to remove the evil pieces now? I can help you with it. There is no need to wait for Rias to take it out. There are other devils in the school.”
I said the last sentence with a smirk on my face. “A reasonable devil.”
Shirone and Kuroka know who I mean by the reasonable devil. Shirone nodded her head and said.
“Please. I can’t trust her after she betrayed her promise. She did help me, but she betrayed the promise between you and her. If only Onee-chan didn’t tell me about the promise, maybe I can still trust her. But right now, I can’t.”
I nodded my head and walked passing Shirone before looking back. “Then let’s go, let’s meet the devil.”
***
We have arrived in front of the student council room. I opened the door immediately without knocking, startling Shirone.
I ignore her reaction and put on a serious expression as I walked inside the room.
Sona and Tsubaki were the only ones in the room. They were playing chest and turning to look at us when I opened the door.
Sona has a frown on her face while Tsubaki just stood up quietly and walked to the table which have a kettle. So she will prepare a drink for us, at least Sona and her peerage has some manner. Unlike Rias and I.
“Yo, I’m interrupting for a second.” I said to Sona as I walked towards the couch and sat on it without waiting for her permission.
Shirone and Kuroka just walked silently and sat on my right, with Shirone taking the rightmost side of the couch.
Sona was looking at us with a judging gaze before sighing. She stood from her chair and approached the couch across from us and sat down in a rather polite manner.
It seems that she somehow knows our reason for being here when she saw Shirone. We were just looking at each other until Tsubaki brought a tea for us and placed it on the table before she stood behind Sona.
Sona sipped her tea and placed it back on the table before saying. “What can I help this time?”
It’s good to have someone who catches on quickly. Because she was straight to the point, I will say what I wanted to say too.
“It seems that your friend broke her promise.” I said to Sona as I eyed Shirone.
Sona was holding her head and sighed. “As expected, huh.”
I smiled at her word and she is looking at me with a rather surprised expression. “And you had guessed it. That’s why you say that thing in front of the entrance.”
I nodded my head and closed my eyes. “So, can you remove her piece?”
