The next night, after the lights in Hyoudou family was turned off, a white figure appeared on the window of Istara's house and knocked on the window.
Istara opened the window and he entered the room. That night, the reason why that stray didn't kill her was because she awakened her boosted gear from the extreme crisis of death and almost depleted her life force which Michio healed using the healing cross. After than, they both started hunting strays together and their bond became stronger with more time spent together. She didn't talk to boys because she thought boys were all like her brother, ogling after a girl's body but she found that although most boys were really like that, some like Michio were different, he saved her from dying and helped her control this unknown power. Although he did sneek glances but it was when there really is something to see and he would blush and immediately turn around, which was quite cute to her.
"Tara, I heard a news that a place in the town has a lot of evil spirits and no one has ever returned alive from there but it's a huge place for a single stray to cover, do I think there should be a few more involved in this.
Today we will go there and hone our skills, tomorrow we will go to the devil and form a contract for you to stay safe or else the Gregori will soon hunt you down for that."
He told Istara.
Istara nodded and went with Michio to an abandoned factory and at the entrance, she equipped her gear and sword while Michio just formed a pair of pure white icy wings and a knight armour like Igris from solo leveling using his ice powers.
With his Blade of The Frozen Hell in hand, they entered the factory, Istara wore a mask and they looked quite intemedeating together.
They saw about 15 strays standing in front of them and Michio said in a deep voice " Yare, Yare what a nice welcome. You guys are quite excited to be slaughtered."
"Red, you handle five of them and will handle the remaining ten" He used Istara's code name, Red.
"Understood Igris, be careful and don't get hurt." With that, they changed forward at a inhuman speed.
Michio danced between the ten strays, killing them easily, dyeing his blue armour red.
On the other side, Istara with some difficulty dealt with the five using her gear and sword skills she has learnt from Michio.
As Michio was about to kill the last stray, it screamed " Damn, it was supposed to be our freedom path, those two lied, these are too strong."
Immediately, Michio rushed and grabbed Istara. He looked around, created a thick fog with his ice powers and fled undercover.
Rias and Sona along with her peerage dashed to intercept them but lost sight immediately in the fog.
As the fog cleared, they looked at each other and then at the stray who yelled.
" Damn, they got away because of you." Rias said angrily and killed the stray directly.
They were to far from the site as not to get discovered and thought of intervening in middle of the battle but they didn't think that 15 strays will be solved quickly.
"Rias, you killed out only lead." Sona said frustrated. She could have atleast known some information from him but Rias directly evaporated his body.
Rias still angry, left without saying anything. They now have two clues, they are two people and one of them wears a blue armour.
At Michio's house, after dropping Istara, he lay in the bathtub thinking about the stray's words. Those two...., promised freedom
..., wrong information... Looks like the two princesses had set this trap for them. Well doesn't matter as he will visit one tomorrow.
The next day, early morning, as Michio was walking towards school, he saw Istara who to avoid her brother, went early morning.
" Hey Tara, I think the yesterday trap must be by the two princesses. I will go to the student council, you should come as well, if that Rias sees you, she won't let go of you."
Istara agreed to Michio's suggestion and they arrived at school, as Michio arrived, a lot of girls were directly looking at him like hungry beasts. This made him uncomfortable and he blushed a bit. Seeing him blushing, the girls gazes intensified.
He quickly went to the student council room and told Istara to his in the washroom.
In the student council room, Sona was having a headache as she heard the reports from her peerage. Suddenly, a knock on the room interrupted her and she pu aside the reports. Her knight opened the door and in came a white hair boy and looked at Sona and said," I came to report the hair dye."
"I know." Sona interjected him as she already talked to his parents.
Michio looked at the report papers and said with a mischievous smile," Ah, so it's the blue light again."
Sona's gaze sharpened, " What do you mean? Do you know something about him?"
" Oh, ofcourse, I am from a mage family and I am a friend of his. But since you want to know him, then defeat me in a chess match and I will tell you." He looked at the chess board on Sona's desk and said confidently. Why, because....
Ding* sign-in at the student council
Congratulations to the host for obtaining chass mastery and upper rank two Doma's ice techniques.
Sona was stunned for a while but said " What's the catch?"
Michio smiled " Ah, so troublesome. Well if a win, I want you to grant me three wishes my genie."
Sona thought for a while and said " What are your wishes?"
"First, I want you to send your bishop Kusaka Reya to Rias's peerage.
Second, I want to reserve all the vacant spots in your peerage, don't worry you will be satisfied with their power.
Third, it is related to investigation, so no need to elaborate before the match."
Sona patiently heard his wishes and said " I won't give up on my peerage."
" Oh, that's your thoughts, what about hers. She is already fantasizing her life with Kiba Yuuto."
He pointed at Kusaka who was blushing and fidgeting he fingers.
Sona face palmed, " What about the potential of these people you recommend?"
" Same or even more than your current ones." Michio simply said the truth.
" Fine, let's play" Sona agreed thinking she will win.
25 minutes later, " It's a checkmate. That was a tough one." Michio smiled and said.
Sona and her peerage controlled themselves so not to kill this guy. Tough one? For what, for toying with her the whole time?
Sona sighed and said " Congratulations, you won the match and I will agree to your wishes.... HUSBAND." Sona emphasized on the last word causing Michio to fall from his chair.
He quickly said, " Wait, add a fourth wish, your marriage bet is not applicable on this result."
" Too late for that, Congratulations on your engagement. I will inform your I mean our parents about this and don't even try to run away, I have recorded the whole match and our agreement, so you can't escape."
She sent someone to call Rias and Michio already sent a message to Istara to come here while he was sulking in the corner making a ironic difference in his earlier attitude and this one.
As Istara entered the room, Michio lunged and hugged her leg while crying, " Istara save me, this demoness wants to violate me and marry me forcefully."
Hearing this, Istara looked at Sona with hostility and said, " Leave him alone." While standing in front of him.
Sona's mouth twitched seeing this, you were the one who proposed this, she thought in her heart.
She showed the whole recording to him entering the room to the victory scene and his refusal.
Istara looked at him and said," You didn't knew this right?" She asked.
" I did but I didn't think she will impose this bet here." Istara face palmed hearing this.
Just then Rias entered with his peerage and saw a peculiar scene, Sona was standing in front of a woman and stretching out her hand in a gesture of demanding something while the girl shielded a handsome boy behind her and had a look of refusal in her eyes.
" Give him to me, that's the agreement we made and it cannot be broken." Sona demanded.
" No, I won't give him to you." The girl said stubbornly.
After seeing the video and getting the whole context, Rias looked at her friend and said " Sona, can't you let it go."
" No Rias, this is my engagement affairs, please don't get involved in this and no I will not give up."
They suddenly heard," Ara Ara, whats your name handsome-kun, I am Akeno, Rias's Queen. What about you." She asked as she pressed her breast on Michio's arm.
" I am Ogura Michio miss Akeno, Nice to meet you." He shifted away from her everytime she got close to him.
Sona frowned and said, " Akeno, don't. He is my fiance now." Akeno smiled and her breath quickened for some reason and she lowered her head.
Michio placed his hand on her shoulder and said, " Miss, are you ok?"
As he placed his hand on her shoulder, Akeno suddenly moaned and squimted on the sofa.
He quickly got away from her as she layed on the sofa exhausted.
Meanwhile, Sona told Rias what happened and Rias was happy to get a good bishop without any effort, completely ignoring her queen.
Sona looked at Istara and said, " Michio, which piece is she?"
" Give her 6 pawns." Michio said seriously.
Sona just nodded and placed six pawns on Istara's chest and recited the spell.
After the ritual ended, a pair of bat like wings appeared on Istara's back and her gear upgraded to the second stage.
Seeing her gear, both Rias and Sona were stunned. The longinus gear, Red dragon boosted gear, Sona smiled while Rias was numb, a longinus was beneath her nose and she didn't even know it.
Sona was excited, this deal is too sweet, the red dragon emperor is now in her peerage.
She looked at Michio and asked "anyone else?"
Michio smiled and said " The blue Knight will be the remaining two pawns"
Sona was startled, the blue knight will be her pawn as well. " Call him then." Sona said.
" I am here already." He said mischievously and a blue armour formed on his body.
"Wait, you are the Blue Knight." Sona was surprised by the turn of events. Rias just banged her head on the wall cursing her luck.
" Yes but I don't know if the evil piece will work on me, I have divine blood flowing in my body."
He processed to tell his bloodlines and the situation about his parent's clans.
" So, you want to investigate these two clans to corner and destroy them." Although it's troublesome but, it was for her husband after all.
After than, they proceeded to the ritual, everything went smoothly but after the piece was integrated in his body, his bloodlines devoured the devil bloodlines and his bloodlines became stronger and integrated the devil energy in them. Basically, his divine bloodlines still remained divine but his body became that of a pure blooded devil.
So, he can be considered as Sona's equal now.
Sona was very satisfied with this result. Michio told her to hold up the knight, rook and bishop pieces. He even gave up Saji's information to Rias so that she can use him instead of Issei in the original work.
His parents have told him that a rumour has spread that in the church that a holy maiden has healed a devil and was banished from her title and privilege and sent to his town for repentance.
His mother told him to stay away from her. Sigh, sorry mom, I did exactly what you told me not to do.