Chapter 22 -:22 Sona agreed

Chapter 22 -:22 Sona agreedIf you want to read ahead by 25 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic ----------- "It's also forbidden to demand more than the cost of the Wish." Sona added, light glinting off her glasses as she donned them again "We typically prefer cash or an item of equal value to the service provided, though it's not uncommon to have them perform a favour for us at a later date as well." "You sound more like a Crime Boss than a Student Council President..." Shirou deadpanned, Sona's cheeks lighting up even as Rias fought the urge to hide her giggles, a sentiment shared by several other members of the group, sans Saji, who looked torn between joining in and defending her honour. "In-in any case!" Sona coughed, fighting to resume her calm demeanour "As you may have guessed from her name, Rias is the current heir to House Gremory of the 72 Pillars." She gestured to herself while Rias inclined her head "My true name is Sona Sitri, I am the current heir to House Sitri of the 72 Pillars. The two of us share the duty of Overseer for this city." "Emiya Shirou." Shirou introduced, making a mental note to find out what these '72 pillars' were even as he lowered his head in a polite bow "I have no clan to speak of, but please treat me kindly." "A pleasure to finally meet you, Emiya-kun." Rias greeted, smiling at the Faker as he raised his head from the bow "I must admit; I was beginning to think we'd never get a chance to chat, what with you running off before I could even say hello." She pouted teasingly "That rather hurt my feelings, you know? Am I really that scary?" "Terrifying." Shirou deadpanned, earning a snort from Sona that she covered up with a cough, the Faker rubbing the back of his head awkwardly at Rias' pout "It's not anything you've done to me personally. It's just whenever I sense you coming , I get this strong urge to run for my life." "I'd offer you a shovel, Emiya-kun, but is seems you're doing all too well on your own." Sona noted dryly, looking honestly amused as Rias pouted furiously "Still, if that's the case, why didn't you likewise avoid the Student Council or myself? Is it because you didn't see us as a threat?" "It's...complicated..." Shirou sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose at the challenging look in the Sitri Heiress' eyes "You see, the way I was taught to sense the energy around me was to manifest it as one of my five senses, in my case, my sense of smell." "Are you saying I smell bad?" Rias demanded, the redhead's expression bordering between outraged and embarrassed while Akeno and Issei looked like Christmas had just come early for some reason. "I'm not even going to answer that one." Shirou deadpanned in the face of her ire "To put it simply, aside from the scent of sulphur that clued me in that you aren't human, I can identify each of you by the 'scent' of your power. For example, Sona-Kaichou smells like flowing water." the Sitri heir quirked a brow "Akeno-san like Ozone." The pigtailed girl stiffened slightly "And I don't know why but Hyoudou and Saji-san both smell like dragons.""Hey! how come I'm the only one being referred to without an honorific?!" Issei demanded angrily, completely missing the point of the redhead's statement even as Sona glanced at her startled pawn speculatively "Though I gotta admit I'm curious what Buchou smells like?" "I honestly don't know." Shirou admitted, pointedly ignoring the pervert's look of disappointment as he focussed on his fellow redhead "All I can tell you is that, whatever it is, it's terrifying." "He's probably reacting to your Power of Destruction, Rias." Sona deduced, Rias' pout giving way to a look of understanding "You didn't earn the title of 'Crimson Haired Ruin Princess' for nothing after all." She adjusted her glasses "That being said, there's one more important issue we need to address." "Ah, yes." Rias noted, recovering admirably from her pout as she cleared her throat "Emiya-kun, during the fight with Freed Sellzen, we understand you somehow managed to destroy his Holy Sword." At the Faker's nod she continued "Tell me; what did you do with the pieces?" "I didn't think it'd be wise to leave them lying around so I took them home with me." Shirou admitted with an offhand shrug "I didn't bring them with me to school if that's what you're asking." "I'd honestly prefer you avoided bringing a weapon capable of harming our kind onto campus." Sona replied dryly "The only reason we brought it up is because two Exorcists from the Church were sent to retrieve the stolen Excaliburs." She raised a hand in a placating manner at his tensing "Rest assured, they have specifically asked us not to intervene in their hunt. However, as you aren't affiliated with any faction, we believe they won't hesitate to use force to retrieve the remains from your person. For that reason, I would like you to hand them over to us." "Either that, or you could join one of our peerages." Rias proposed, smiling coyly at the Faker as she leant back, arms tucked beneath her breasts "As a member of a Peerage, you'd automatically fall under the protection of one of the 72 Pillars, so even the Church wouldn't be able to resort to force without considerable political backlash." She smiled coyly "That, and there are a few additional perks to becoming a Devil. So what do you say? Interested?" "As tempting as the offer sounds, I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass." Shirou countered, earning another pout from the redhead "I don't have a problem handing over the Excalibur shards though. Will tomorrow be okay?" "Yes, that should suffice." Sona agreed, only to frown, looking up at the clock on the wall as the bell rang, signalling the end of lunch "My apologies, Emiya-kun." she offered with a sigh "It seems we lost track of time." "It's no big deal." Shirou assured her with a smile as he rose to his feet "I'll be heading back to class. Please, feel free to enjoy the Daifuku." S~eaʀᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. And with that said he left, pausing only to thank Saji for opening the door once more before making his way to his next class, most of his questions answered for the time being, and at the very least reassured that he wouldn't have to fear for his life while on school grounds. For those of you wondering why Shirou's being so open with his intel at this juncture, there are several reasons. 1. Information: In order to gather more details on the 'Moonlit World' of the DxD verse, he needs to determine any discrepancies in his (and Archer's) knowledge, as evidenced by the difference between Devils from Fate & DxD mentioned above. 2. Secrecy: While normally a Magus would take their secrets to the grave rather than announce themselves, this is only in relation to 'Mundanes', those kept ignorant of the Moonlit world. Since it's clear from the clash between Freed & Kiba that the O.R.C and Student Council reside within said world, he doesn't need to hide too much. From this brief exchange, Shirou has learnt of the existence of Devils, that they differ from his world's definition, and that they can change other species into their own. Won't be updating for a while after this, work and whatnot, and the next few won't be heavily action orientated I'm afraid, so those of you waiting for Freed vs Shirou round 2., sorry for the delay. Next time, Having acquitted himself well with two out of the three factions, it's time for Shirou to face the third. I'd say 'God Help Him' but that would be ironic. ----------- If you want to read ahead by 25 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic