Chapitre 101: Chapter 101 : Rias-san
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I didn't even question the situation as I could see Sona planning some precautions to avoid any issues for me while I was in this uncharted territory.
But still, I was annoyed by the fact that she had decided to go through this without offering me even a single word about this partly-unexpected development.
Glancing at the bespectacled vice-President, I gave her a quiet nod. "I suppose that Sona-taichou wants you to tag along."
"If it's not asking too much. But she just wants to offer you some more protection as there are some dangerous Familiars around," Tsubaki commented back with a confident tone. "And, considering how long it has been since we've been patrolling the halls of the Academy, I would like to spend some time talking with you."
I frowned at that very detailed response, finding some bits curious and suspicious.
"I don't mind. Plus… I don't think we ever spent some time out of school," I pointed out with some interest, drawing a curious look from the girl. "You know? Simple friendly hangouts and all of that."
She seemed to consider this very notion, pondering over the genuine factor behind this claim… and she nodded at the idea.
I gave her a small smile before I took the lead for our little walk through the woods.
The air seemed devoid of any clouds, the full moon was shining quite brightly and eerily while we took the first steps towards the large energy source that was meant to be Tiamat.
...And boy, was I feeling a little crave for a midnight snack considering the journey ahead of us.
Perhaps I should've prepared some sandwiches. Maybe some soda cans while I was at it.
But right now it was useless to whine over the lack of any food to eat, the mission requiring the utmost attention because of the creature I was supposed to share some diplomatic affair with.
At first the stroll was domineered by calm silence, but after just ten minutes of walking I ended up trying to crack the little ice between us.
"So, how was your evening, Tsubaki?" I asked quietly and politely, waiting for an answer as I glanced behind and at her.
The dark-haired girl held a perplexed look at that comment, but she replied shortly after.
"Mostly uneventful, but overall pleasant," She gave a curt answer. "And I hope yours was similar if not better."
"I had to face the whining from a certain Kohai and a pestering 'Onee-san', but I think the situation wasn't truly that horrible," I muttered with tiredness, remembering way too well how clingy Akeno had been while she bemoaned the loss suffered by her team.
While Koneko had been somewhat a little less direct with her own irritation, she sounded particularly miffed while we went through today's homework.
"From what I remember from a couple of days ago, Rias-san mentioned that Toujou-san had been acting a little more… livelier than usual," The bespectacled young woman brought up this unexpected topic, gaining some curiosity and surprise out of me. "It's mostly visible while she is around Kunou-san, but even the teachers have noticed this change of attitude."
Now, that was something that I had just heard briefly about. Kunou had been talking about this in the past few days, but quite sparsely and not so directly as Tsubaki was being over the subject.
Still, I was glad that there was truly a positive change in Koneko's life.
While things had started to look up well for the girl back in Canon when she started to get closer to Issei, the real thing that got her to make the much-needed steps she had to take to properly recover from her lonely situation was when she started to have someone to trust into.
I had offered some support, perhaps softening her sturdy exterior- enough for Kunou to have the opportunity to actually break through and become close to the Nekoshou.
I was really glad for this, as it meant that there were some hopes of actually helping the issues that some members of Rias' peerage still were going through.
Actually, I took a moment to glance back at Tsubaki, remembering that she too had some issues of her own connected to her family.
Having been born in a family that was known to purify evil spirits, her 'odd' mirrors were considered a good reason to force her into isolation.
It wasn't much explained how exactly she entered in contact with Sona, but considering the closeness the two shared and Tsubaki's own undying loyalty for the fellow bespectacled girl, it wasn't a massive stretch to see that the encounter had to be so powerful that it had left such an impression within her mind.
One that persisted even now… and probably will for eternity with how things were going smoothly for both.
Still, I took a moment to nod and smile. "I know this sounds sudden but… I wished to know if you would be okay if I asked Sona-taichou for a little hangout by the bowling alley with the Council."
"A hangout and… bowling?" The young woman inquired with some nervousness. "Hoitsu, I understand the need to make activities beyond school to cement the bond of the Council, but… Bowling?"
"What's wrong with bowling?" I asked back, frowning at her doubts to accept this little idea.
The bowling alley was located in the industrial section of Kuoh Town, and it was one of the few places where many teenagers would spend birthdays and other parties within the bounds of the city.
Instead of offering a proper answer, Tsubaki seemed to hesitate to provide with any reply to my query, seemingly delaying what was inevitable considering that I wasn't going to just accept that silence as a reason to back away from the topic.
But while I had the best intentions to press for some more reasoning from the nervous looking woman, I tensed up as I felt a strange sensation develop from my right shoulder.
Then a subsequent warmth developing my lower ear as whatever had settled on me had too hold over that part of my head.
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