The devil that fell on the floor got back up slowly, wiping himself of the dust, and turned to face them.
He was a young man with dark skin, strange marks on his face, and blue hair that was standing up.
He was also pissed.
"...How dare you peons humiliate me! Who the hell do you think you are!? Seeing as I don't recognize either of you...I can assume that you are merely low-class trash! Where's your master!?" the devil shouted in anger, clearly embarrassed of his fall.
The shinobi raised his hands up in surrender. "Woah woah! Let's calm down here...we're sorry ok? We'll just be on our way now..."
Naruto tried to shepherd Mio away from the escalating scene, but the devil moved in their way with a sneer.
"What? That's it!? I'm a high-class devil you peasant! You should be bowing and groveling for forgiveness! Perhaps my illustrious self could forgive you if you kiss my feet in recompense."
Naruto's face twisted in annoyance, this was not how he wanted to make his first impression...
"Now now, Zephyrdor-san of the Glasya-Labolas clan...they've apologized. No need to cause unnecessary trouble when there was none to be had." a familiar voice intervened.
Naruto's eyes snapped to the voice, surprised.
"S-Sona-kaichou!" the blond said in slight shock, he honestly wasn't expecting to see her.
Though he probably should have.
The student council president of Kuoh Academy gave Naruto a measured nod before turning to Zephyrdor.
Zephyrdor sneered at the young female devil. "What's the heiress of the Sitri clan doing protecting trash? You should be careful...you don't want any unnecessary rumors to spread around, ya know?"
Sona merely raised her glasses back to the bridge of her nose.
"I think I'll manage." was all she said.
Before anything could escalate further, another voice stepped in.
"Now now, we are all her to celebrate are we not? Let's not cause a scene on such a joyous occasion." a masculine voice called to the group.
All eyes turned to watch as a well-built man walked up to the group, another high-class devil.
He was a young man with a muscular body, he had black hair that was spiky and slanted to the side, as well as violet eyes.
Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly, this guy...was different from the rest.
"...Tch, now the failure of the Bael clan has arrived too...what's a failure like you want? Sairaorg?" Zephyrdor remarked rudely and without a hint of respect.
Sona was about to castigate him for his tone, but Sairaorg spoke first.
"...Perhaps I'm a failure in your eyes, but it doesn't change the fact that we're all here through the graces of Lucifer-sama. We should honor him and his guests...unless you're silently implying that Lucifer-sama made a mistake in allowing our friends here to come?"
The aggressive devil's face locked up for a moment, dreading the implications, before snarling at the well-built devil.
"...This isn't over, failure!" Zephyrdor called out, before turning around and storming away from the group.
Mio let loose the breath that she was holding in.
Yeah...she really wasn't sure that this was a good idea at all. Not even a few minutes into this thing, and she was sure that she already made a new enemy.
She even dragged other people into it...
"Hey, thanks for the assist you two. Not too sure what I would have done if he continued to run his mouth." Naruto thanked with an easy grin.
Honestly though, he probably would have punched him across the room for being such an asshole.
...Yeah, he was no diplomat to be sure.
Sona sent him a small smile. "Of course Uzumaki-san. As student council president...it's my duty to look out for the students of Kuoh Academy. Even if they are particularly...troublesome."
Oh...if only she knew how that word made him feel right then and there.
The devil known as Sairaorg gave him a large grin as well. "No worries! The only time that someone should have the right to battle one another with words...is when they are battling one another with their fists!"
Naruto and Mio felt small sweatdrops begin to form, was this guy for real?
"...Uzumaki-san, this is Sairaorg Bael, the heir of Bael clan. He's a bit of a...battle maniac." Sona muttered quietly to Naruto.
Yeah, he noticed.
"Hey! Naruto! Mio-chan! Are you two ok!?" Rias called out to the duo.
The small group turned to face Rias, who rushed towards them in a hurry.
"I heard the commotion! I came here as soon as I could to try to help but...it seems that my worry was baseless." Rias remarked as she glanced at the two high-class devils by the blond's side.
"Rias. Why is Uzumaki-san here? Bringing him here is...a bad idea in general." the Kaichou of Kuoh Academy said with a disapproving stare.
The red-head shook her head at her close friend. "Many things have happened recently Sona...his presence here was requested by my older brother."
The heiress of the Sitri clan didn't budge from this information. "I've heard, but it also wasn't a mandatory request. Bringing a human here, no matter how knowledgeable, isn't a good idea. He could be targeted because of it! Not to mention his sister. Just look around you."
Naruto frowned as he turned around to look at his surroundings.
His eyes narrowed as he realized that they were the center of attention for a lot of these high-class devils...
"...Did you hear what the Gremory heiress said? She said 'Naruto'..."
"Isn't that the name of the guy who canceled the marriage...?"
"It is. So this is that bastard huh...?"
Mio moved closer to the blond in consternation, suddenly aware of the negative emotions being aimed at them.
Rias bit her lips, watching as many devils began to glare at her savi-friend. Was this a mistake after all?
Too many devils valued the names of noble families and power, Naruto must have seemed like a nobody to them.
...And this nobody canceled a marriage of two nobles, no doubt there were negative feelings about this.
Naruto prepared for any kind of hostility, knowing that he could take anything these people dished out, but Mio on the other hand...
"Hey! These are the guests of Maou-sama! He's expecting these two as well! It's best not to keep him waiting, right?" Sairaorg called out with a heartily, seemingly not seeing the escalating situation.
That broke the spell of hostility over the many devils surrounding them, and they quickly began to disperse, not wanting to be seen publicly glaring at the Maou's 'charity case'.
The shinobi sent a thankful nod to the heir of the Bael clan.
"Thanks once again, you really are an alright guy." Naruto stated with a relieved smile.
Sairaorg just let loose a humorous snort. "Ha! An 'alright guy' he says! You're really something else!"
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