Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Peerage
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"No need to rush, Asia." Koneko commented snidely, taking some sadistic satisfaction in Issei's pain and injuries as she leaned comfortably on Lelouch's arm.
"Quiet you." Asia snapped, surprising everyone. "You could have killed Issei with what you did." The former nun glared angrily at Koneko, very upset with her actions.
"I don't care what he did, you didn't need to try and kill him for it." Seeing Koneko's eyes close to ignore her, Asia opened her mouth to tell the petite Devil off for being so callous, before Lelouch spoke.
"If he stays out of the girls' locker room and leaves Koneko alone when she's changing I'm sure this won't happen again." Lelouch spoke for the petite Nekoshou leaning on him to relax.
He knew that Issei had deserved at least some of that, but Koneko had gone rather far this time. This left the stage of retribution and dove straight into the territory of vengeance, something that brought much more risk.
Still, if Koneko really wanted to kill Issei Lelouch could think of at least three different ways off the top of his head that would leave no trace as to who did it. She didn't need to do something as obvious as this.
Asia turned back to Issei, satisfied with Lelouch's promise. Though she blushed as she recalled last night again. "If nudity is really that important to you." She chose to focus on Issei instead of Lelouch.
The former nun didn't understand Issei's fascination with the female form, but if need be… "You can look at me." The blonde Devil prepared to hike up her skirt to show her commitment, a blush raging across her face, before Issei waved her off frantically.
Asia's actions kicked off a scene that left Lelouch equal parts exasperated and amused. Rias' lack of shame was once again present as she offered to let Issei see her naked any time, he couldn't tell if she was kidding or not, simply because he had seen her naked so often.
When Issei's hesitance in regards to Asia immediately shifted to eagerness towards Rias, Asia yanked on the perverted Devil's cheek and chastised him heavily.
Somehow, despite severity of the injuries he had received from Koneko, Issei's perverted tendencies seemed as strong as ever. And the reactions of Rias and Asia naturally tilted the perversions expressed by Issei to their most comedic result.
'They're just encouraging him, someday that's going to backfire.' Lelouch guessed, yawning slightly as he still had yet to fully recover his energy. Koneko's breathing began to soften, signaling that, like Lelouch, she was tired.
"They're insane." Lelouch murmured to himself, a fond smile coming to his face despite his best efforts. Even if the antics were over the top and overly perverted, these people had still fought to free his mind the night before.
He was grateful. The Knight blinked in surprise when Koneko put herself down so she could lay in his lap. "What're you doing?" He asked, fighting off a yawn.
"You're comfy." Was all the explanation Koneko gave as she grabbed his hand and forced him to put it on her head. "Pet me." Her voice suddenly got greedy despite her tiredness.
"Lelouch." Rias spoke up as she watched Lelouch pet Koneko, a sight that made her smile as she saw just how much Koneko trusted her newest Knight. Unfortunately, she needed some questions answered. "I would like you to answer some of my questions.
Questions that I have avoided asking out of respect for your privacy, but now feel pertinent to ask in case what happened last night occurs again.
" She didn't want to do this, but if Lelouch's past was really such a big deal she couldn't afford the risk that whatever possessed Lelouch in the future, should it happen, wouldn't use the secrets in the Knight's mind to distract them.
Lelouch paused in his ministrations before he saw one of Koneko's claws begin glinting in the candlelight. Persuaded to continue, he considered how to reply to Rias' request.
"Very well. I shall allow you to ask whatever questions you have, but I can't promise answers to all of them." He stared Rias down as she sat down on top of her desk.
Her request wasn't unreasonable and her reasoning made sense. Still. "There are some things I will just not answer, can you accept that?" If she didn't well, he'd just refuse to answer all of her questions out of spite.
"Those terms are acceptable." Rias replied, making herself comfortable as she tried to come up with the first question she wanted to ask. There was a momentary silence between the two, even Issei was waiting patiently to see what he could learn about the mysterious Knight.
The only sound in the room was Koneko's soft breathing. "My first question is are you willing to share your true identity with us?" She hoped to learn his real name, but had a feeling flat out asking would just make him shut down any line of questioning. She'd have to be roundabout in her questioning if she wanted any answers, or so she suspected.
Lelouch chuckled, having expected that question or something akin to it to be one of the first. "No, as I've said before, my given name is indeed Lelouch, but my family name is private. I am not willing to share it with all of you." There was only one, perhaps two, he was willing to share it with, but not everyone.
Rias nodded, not happy, but understanding the answer nonetheless. "I expected as much, I hope that you can trust me enough one of these days to share who you really are, but I will respect your decision to withhold your family name.
" Rias thought carefully about her next question, recalling one of the first conversations she had with Lelouch when he was first inducted into her Peerage.
"I'm curious, was your family a member of nobility in Britain? When you accepted my offer to join my Peerage you spoke rather formally, as if you were familiar with the norms of the court."
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