Capítulo 5: Magician Health Care
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"What's got you looking like an overburdened salaryman, Rias?" Her Queen asked as they both remained seated in the clubroom.
The heiress ran her fingers through her hair as she flipped through a list of contacts in front of her. "I'm still trying to find someone who's well-versed in Darkness Magic to act as a tutor for Takauji, but as it turns out there isn't even a single other able practitioner on my contacts to begin with, let alone a teacher."
Only one day remained in his contract, and she felt compelled to find a strong pull in order to keep him around for the long-term.
"To be honest, I don't think getting him an instructor is even necessary at this point," Akeno suggested. "He's figured everything out just with the book knowledge we've supplied him alone, not to toot his horn or anything but maybe a teacher would just slow him down."
"That might be true for now, but once he starts approaching the more advanced topics he's definitely going to need some help," she claimed.
I wonder if that's true.
"If that's the case, you should probably contact Sirzechs-sama for help. He could probably find one if he tried," the chances of a Satan not being able to do something were astronomically low. Especially one as well-connected as the Lucifer.
"You might be right," she admitted with a sigh. "But if I depend on him before that is settled, then it might just restrict my breathing room later on."
"True. But he seems pretty happy with the current arrangement we have going on, so I imagine he'll probably agree to an extension nonetheless," Akeno mused. "However, if you want him to help you out more directly, you could always try making use of a spare piece you have hanging around."
"You mean my Bishop piece?"
"Mhm. Think about it, even if he sticks around as a Contracted Magician he won't be able to join you in the Rating Games. However, it's a different story if he becomes a member of your peerage."
She couldn't deny the logic in the vice-president's argument.
"That's not a bad idea, but if I were to go through with it I'd have to find something else to persuade him with."
"Well, it's just a suggestion at the end of the day. And you've been successful thus far, so I'm sure you'll find a way when it comes down to it," Akeno stood up and casted a teleportation circle beneath herself.
"Where are you going?"
"To go check up on our spectacled friend of course," she smiled faintly.
Her King's brows knitted together. "Come to think of it, you've been getting pretty close with him as of late haven't you?" She asked somewhat accusingly.
"Ara ara, so you're allowed to bed Issei-kun but I can't even go meet Taka? I didn't know my King could be such an unfair woman."
"That's not-" she noticed something. "Wait, since when did you start calling him that?"
"I'll see you later," Akeno dodged the question as she whisked away in a pillar of light.
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She reappeared right in the middle of Takauji's living room, noticing that all the lights were off giving the house a fairly doom and gloom feel.
Only one room remained illuminated which was more likely than not his bedroom where he conducted most of his studies.
"Great, he's already back to not sleeping," she sighed as she looked at the time. Unlike her Takauji was in fact not nocturnal and required a lot more rest than her body did.
She walked towards his room, finding him sitting at his desk and hunched over a sea of whiteboards, books, and sticky notes. Not to mention the hoard of study material scattered all over the floor behind him, making the place look like it was riddled with landmines.
Even just by looking at his back, she could already tell that he was in poor shape.
"A-hem," she cleared her throat audibly.
But instead of giving her an outright reply, he reached for a mug and held it up with his back still facing her. "What is this?" His voice was somewhat hoarse.
She raised her brow. "A mug, obviously."
He smiled, squeezing the mug with all his might as Akeno watched it squish together with a flabbergasted expression.
Now the "mug" appeared to be one of the buns he was snacking on.
"Apparently Darkness is pretty well suited to various sorts of Illusion Magic. The one I just used is based of Shamak, but it internally changes the composition of an object to make it only affect sight. And makes use of a new technique I'm studying called Mana Wiring which can give inanimate objects magical properties."
Of course what he just did hardly even counted as the surface of Mana Wiring, the real deal was when people used it to create enhanced weapons and usable items through it, and he was nowhere near that level yet.
"Yes, that's very interesting," she said, only half-listening to him. "But it's almost midnight now, so what you need to be doing is going to bed."
"Tomorrow's Saturday, bed can wait," he slowly turned his head. Facing her with one eye. "Your visit wouldn't happen to have anything to do with my expiring contract?"
"I'm here because you'll self-destruct without someone watching you," he rolled his eyes. "But Rias is indeed interested in extending your contract."
"I see, well you can tell her I don't mind extending it."
"Really? Just like that?" The reassurance she had given her King was just for the sake of keeping her calm, truthfully she didn't know whether Takauji had any interest in elongating it or not.
"Were you expecting me to say no?"
"Honestly I didn't know what you were going to say."
"I see. I like the current arrangement we have going on though, so I don't see any reason not to continue the contract. How long does she want it extended to?"
"She hasn't specified. But do you mind telling me how long you're willing to extend it so I can pass it on to her?"
"I think a month would be good for now?" Akeno couldn't help but wonder where his strength would be in that much time.
"Good to know," she beamed, walking up to him and reaching her hands out.
"What are you doing?"
(Scoop!)
She swiftly picked him up in a princess carry, causing him to stare at her with eyes of pure shock.
"Oi, put me down," he demanded with a not so calm tone. "I'm not done yet."
"Relax, the book isn't going to grow legs and run off."
"Put me down anyways," he pressed.
"No thanks, if you're not going to look after your wellbeing then I suppose I'll just have to do it for you," he continued to glare at her but it did little to affect her resolve.
Rest this, rest that, give it a break will you?
She brought him to the bed and set him down on the mattress.
"This is unnece…unnecesar… mmm." As a result of the immense fatigue his body was currently experiencing, just having his back lay against the bed was more than enough to cause him to immediately fall asleep.
"See? You needed it after all," she chuckled to herself.
Akeno leaned downwards, enjoying the sight of his sound asleep face. "You look much better like this," she muttered. Gently brushing her hand against his face as she placed his glasses on the nightstand.
She picked up the blanket and put it over him, spending a little extra time in his room to clean the mess of equations and formulas littered around his floor.
"I should probably get going now."
Is what she thought upon finishing, but for some reason she found herself at his bedside once more.
"You're a pretty hard worker all things considered, if you were a part of her peerage she'd probably fare a lot better against her odds."
She looked at his hand, clasping it softly as she noticed the bruises that stemmed from the failed casting attempts he had probably experienced.
"Even if you're not doing it for her sake, I think it's still admirable in a way. Everyone has a dream to chase, and I doubt that's any different for you."
Though it wasn't incredibly effective, her Demonic Power still had some faint healing properties which she decided to use on him.
"But I don't know if she'll be able to manage you on her own. I guess it's a good thing I'm here," she enjoyed a little bit of self praise.
"Or maybe I can just take you for myself when I become a High Class Devil. You could probably accomplish a lot with a Queen piece," if he was awake he'd be able to feel her breath on his face as she fiddled with his hair. "I wonder, what is it about you that's endeared me?"
She let go of his hand and continued to stare at him.
"And I wonder if I've endeared you? Call me arrogant, but I can tell you're calmer with me then when you're with them," maybe it was just her own delusion, or the fact that she had spent the most time with him out of the entire Gremory peerage.
But whenever she was alone with Takauji, chiding him for his inability to take care of himself, she felt a different presence from him. One that differed from both his unhinged study-obsessed mindset, and also the more calculative one he had displayed when they first met.
Takauji just seemed to be at ease, even if he wasn't aware of it himself.
She corked her head, putting a finger to her lip as an idea hit her.
"Fufufu, if Rias is allowed to do it then I don't see why I can't." She made a bold decision, sliding into the covers under him as she got a close up look of his face. "I don't mind if you get mad at me later, but I think I deserve to enjoy this after all the work I've put in."
Her arm coiled around his waist as she scooted closer, causing her voluptuous bosom to squish against his arm.
One by one she undid her garments, starting with the ribbon she used to tie her ponytail and then her shirt, skirt, and thigh-highs.
"Oh? I didn't know that you had all this hidden under your shirt, how naughty." She slid her hand under his shirt, surprised to see it ridden with muscle thanks to Hairo. "Actually on second thought that might be a bit much."
Mischief was one thing, straight up assault was another. Granted she had quite literally snuck into his bed with his knowing.
Eh, why sweat the details?
She allowed her head to rest in between his neck and shoulder, a satisfied moan leaving her mouth as she enjoyed the softness of Takauji's bedsheets. The quality of which almost tempted her to steal them for herself.
Almost.
"Sweet dreams, my little weirdo." She pressed her lips against his cheek and closed her eyes.
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