Chapter 82: Tsun Bird ; Yuno Gasai (*NSFW*) (1/2)
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You know the drill.
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”I will be waiting for you,” I say to Ravel, before stepping into a magic circle that's supposed to return us to the clubroom.
As expected, we find ourselves in the clubroom where we left in.
What's unexpected is that Grafiya is still here. Upon setting her sight on me, she doesn't look away and continues to stare at me.
Feeling uncomfortable, I use Imperfect Invisibility to vanish from her sight and sit on the sofa.
Grafiya seems like she's trying her hardest to detect where I am, yet her efforts seem to be futile as I am completely imperceptible to her.
Shortly, Sona arrives in the room to congratulate Rias and the rest for their success.
”I still find it hard to believe that you fought without using your demonic powers,” she says before looking my way.
In response to this, I grin before declaring,
”This isn't much. I'm sure that there will be much more interesting happenings in the future.”
Looking at Grafiya, I see her frowning while looking my way.
Sona nods her head and says, ”With you around, that's possible.”
A couple of minutes later, another magic circle appears in the room and from within it appears Ravel
”You finally came,” I say to her.
Ravel nervously looks around the room before replying,
”I prepared my clothes and other necessities.”
Chuckling, I say to her with a wide smile,
”You didn't need to do that,”
Raising my arm, I snap my fingers while using Creation to produce various noble attires in the air before continuing,
”As I can create anything that is needed for those under me.”
My actions seem to have the intended effect as both Ravel and Grafiya look at me with pure shock.
The reasons for doing this are simple. For Grafiya, she'll think of this as an abnormal ability or a Sacred Gear of sorts. There can be many ways for it to be interpreted: Spatial Storage, Creation Magic, or even Illusionary Magic.
It doesn't matter which one it is, they're all worth reporting to the ”higher” Devils, which will most likely attract their attention to me.
As for Ravel, her case is rather different from Grafiya's.
My usage of Creation in front of her was to give a general idea of what I could be, while at the same time planting a seed of curiosity within her. This will help her overcome any other negative feelings she may have about trading her freedom for her brother's life.
Being the righteous guy I am, letting a girl fall into the pit of depression goes against my principles.
”Well then,” I say while getting up from the sofa and canceling Imperfect Invisibility, ”It's about time I went home.”
Gesturing to Koneko and Ravel to follow me, I leave the clubroom after bidding those present farewell.
Using Clairvoyance, I find Sora and Asia both waiting for me.
Going over to where they are, I greet the two by embracing them both.
Sora seems like she wanted to say something, but as if just noticing Ravel's presence, she asks,
”Who's this?”
I sense Ravel staring at me intensely, most likely wondering about how I will be introducing her.
Moving my hand, I pat her head gently before grinning and stating,
”She's going to be living with us from now on. Her name is Ravel Phenex, sister of the guy I fought with today.”
For some reason, upon my mentioning of the fight, Asia's expression changes for a split-second before going back to normal.
Naturally, a split-second is more than enough for me to notice something, which makes me curious about the reason it happened. Do topics that concern fighting bother her or is it something else entirely?
I'll have to ask her about it later once we're home.
We should get going then. On the way to where I parked the car, I suggest to Sora if she wants to drive it, which she gladly accepts.
I sit in the back of the car with Ravel and Asia while Koneko is in the front passenger seat beside Sora who's going to be driving.
Gift:
-Insight
Having granted Sora the skill, I tell her to begin driving.
While we're on the way home, Ravel who has been silent the whole time suddenly says,
”You did it on purpose, didn't you?”
Huh? What is she talking about?
”You waited for me to offer myself for my brother's life, didn't you?” she continues.
Oh? Could it be that she's a smart one? If so, then I've benefited greatly from this battle that was practically a child's game. I form a small barrier to prevent the other girls from hearing our conversation.
”Correct,” I answer her bluntly.
Ravel thinks of something for a few moments before asking me,
”Why?”
Taking this chance that is presented to me, I hold her hand before turning my head and look her in the eyes before replying with a smile,
”Why do you think?”
The next moment, Ravel's face gets covered in a red hue as she awkwardly turns her head away.
How cute. She's smart, however, that doesn't seem to be the case when it comes to affection. Well, that's to be expected from a teenage girl who has no experience in romance. I'm sure that she believes the reason I did it is that I fell for her at first sight or something.
In order to make her continue to believe that, I move my hand and stroke caress her soft cheek, which makes the blush on her face deepen even further.