"Asia, this is my friend Kiba Yuuto." Ritsuka raised his hand as if presenting Kiba.
"Hello there. It's nice to meet you." Kiba called out as Asia seemed a bit caught off guard.
"Ah hello! It's nice to meet you!" Asia nearly shouted and bowed. She nearly toppled over once more only for Ritsuka to catch her again before she face planted.
"So… if you're fine with it I'll be showing you around town first before we head back. Kiba needs to return back home but he can take your suitcase with him and set it up in your new room."
Ritsuka smiled as Kiba also offered his own charming smile.
"I would be grateful. Thank you Kiba-san." Asia fixed her volume and offered the suitcase. With deft hands he kept it from flying open from a loose lock.
Asia was slightly embarrassed but glad there were no wardrobe malfunctions.
"It's good to meet you and we'll be glad to know you over your stay here in Kuoh. I'll see you two back home later then."
Kiba stated before walking off with the suitcase in tow. Asia seemed a bit nervous but Ritsuka waited until it was only the two of them again.
"You okay?" Ritsuka wondered as he gave his newest acquaintance his full attention their eyes meeting once more. Asia flinched slightly but she couldn't look away since it was out of concern for her.
"I- I just never expected for someone who was a devil to be so nice. I believe in the teachings of my Lord, but I don't know about the nuances of how the world works I guess." Asia explained.
"I've learned not to judge people on their looks or demeanor. Their actions and the reasons they do such things are better indicators of people in their entirety.
I've met humans that were good, honest and generally nice people… but I've also met conniving, selfish and frankly horrible people as well.
It's a case by case situation when you look at the entire tapestry of human history and see how it is woven into being."
Ritsuka mentioned and the tone he took seemed to be one that knew more than someone his age should know.
"You sound so wise… but you don't look much older than me." Asia seemed impressed but that statement caught his attention.
It was something he thought was strange but didn't want to say anything about it when he first arrived.
"How old do I look?" Ritsuka genuinely wanted to know.
"Seventeen." Asia answered almost immediately with a confidence she didn't seem to have before hand.
"Really? Huh. I guess I don't act my age then." Ritsuka laughed it off.
He was sixteen when he started working with Chaldea. After these five years working there he was over twenty one at the very least which probably explained why so many servants got him into drinking contests.
He wondered if the rayshift did something to him. His only idea of any time mages was the Clock Tower mage Aoko but he had never met the woman personally or even been in her presence, ever.
There were too many unknowns throughout the entirety of his reyshift mishap. He couldn't shake the small prickling of his neck that maybe something like this was deliberate.
He couldn't be sure though since the only way that made sense would have been if someone in this world had tried to grab him. He put it out of his mind for the moment. Right now he needed to take care of his guest.
"What would you like to eat?" Ritsuka motioned for her to follow him. It took a bit for her to understand that he wanted her at his side as equals rather than have her behind him.
"I'm fine with anything. We should not waste food after all." Asia seemed to sprinkle a saying from the Bible into her words from time to time.
"Perhaps but this is for you so it should be fine to be a bit selfish in this regard, I'll go along with it." Ritsuka chuckled as he waved off her worries.
"I- I suppose I would like to try a hamburger… at least once." Asia held her robe slightly her fingers slightly wrenching the fabric in her grip.
"Done." Ritsuka answered as he led the way towards the closest fast food place they could find. He didn't actually know which place was good since Akeno had made it a point to be the cook for them all.
Asia followed along excited at the prospect of trying a hamburger. The two were quite excited that they didn't even realize that they were being watched. Off a fair distance was a white haired male following along.
Freed had known a bit more about Raynare's plan if only because he would only work for her if he knew what he was getting into.
It was either that or sex which would have cemented his… cooperation. His loyalty would never come since he was little better than a mad dog.
"So that's the stupid bitch she was trying to get. Might as well put a heretic down then. Just gotta pick the right timing."
Freed smiled. He would have cackled like the psychopath he knew himself to be but that would be stupid at the moment.
It was a given that the person she had met most likely was just another heretic if the few words he could hear were anything to go by. Not to mention the fact that the other person that guy talked to was a filthy devil parading around like a human.
Two humans willingly working for the devil himself. As an exorcist it was his duty to wipe heavy off the map.
Freed didn't actually care though. He wanted to kill them all because they were monsters. It was his one passion, his only love in the world to kill monsters.
And what was more monstrous than someone who willingly worked with devils.
It took a bit to find a good burger place for the two of them. While Asia seemed fine with any, Ritsuka was far more picky.
Home cooked food was something he was always willing to eat but being spoiled on the food from the Chaldea Kitchen Club made his taste buds far more demanding.
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