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"They're probably awake now Rias. We should head back now." Akeno called out making Rias break from her slight stupor.
"Right… let's go then." Rias harrumphed slightly before leading the group towards the teleportation sigil to warp back from the Occult Research Building.
Asia had woken up a short while after she was comfortably laid on her bed. She had to collect herself since she had started dreaming about things that shouldn't happen which was unbecoming of a nun… though she wasn't considered one anymore.
A quiet sigh escaped her lips as she ignored that feeling in her chest. She understood already why it had happened but that still didn't ease the pain.
Pushing that feeling aside, Asia made her way downstairs after exiting her room. Ritsuka looked to be downstairs in the kitchen.
When she entered there was a small breakfast in front of her. Ritsuka had to usher her to her seat with how stunned she was though she noted that his eyes had taken on a gray sheen.
They were relaxed as he placed some toast on the side, cut into triangles for ease.
"Eat." He stated with all the conviction that he could muster, which destroyed any trepidation she may have held when she sat down.
A gentle smile was the only answer needed as she downed the food. She still needed to get ready for what she usually did on Sunday but… her excommunication meant not being able to enter any churches either.
That left her uncertain on what to do… since she didn't want to bother Ritsuka too much.
"We're back!" A vibrant and joyful voice called out as a raven haired beauty rushed into the kitchen nearly tackling Ritsuka and rubbing her cheek against his.
"Go sit down. I'm cooking." Ritsuka ordered as he continued working at the stove. Asia knew her name due to her talk with Rias the night before. Akeno sat across from her giving her a bright smile while Asia nibbles at her toast bashful.
The other three entered as well and took a seat. Somehow Ritsuka had placed her food at a seat that no one claimed before hand with Koneko at her side and Rias at the head of the table.
With some strange grace that none of them noticed at first Ritsuka placed the same breakfast for everyone. It took him a bit for his own so he did what any cook would do.
"Eat now. I'll make mine in a second." Ritsuka called out as the frying of an egg sizzled in the background.
Everybody did so to a chorus of approval. Ritsuka joined them soon after and quietly ate. Asia noticed the gray sheen in his eyes was now gone back to that tranquil deep blue that enveloped his gaze.
It took a bit for everyone to finish and it seemed that no one was willing to chat. Asia felt the air getting heavy for some reason. It was as if something was going to happen.
"Ritsuka… there's something that we need to discuss with you. You see… in a few days we'll be meeting with my… fiancée…" Rias growled out in disgust.
"Okay… like next weekend or…?" Ritsuka started rotating his hand to pull out more information.
"Tuesday." Rias quietly stated which made Asia gasp.
"And you want me to… punch him in the face or something?" Ritsuka questioned which got a small chuckle from the devils at the table.
"As much as I would like that," Rias started keeping her chuckle light, " it's best that we don't do that. No, what I wanted to ask you about is that I'll be forcing that into a Ratings Game to get out of that engagement. I would like to know if…"
"Oh you want me to join. Okay." Ritsuka answered immediately even without thinking about it.
"But I haven't even told you what could happen to you." Rias slammed her palms against the table.
"And? I already made up my mind. It's not like knowing I could die would change anything about my answer." Ritsuka answered just as quickly stunning everyone at the table. "I've been through a lot of life and death situations.
This is just another one to go through. Another day at the office if that makes sense."
"But you could die…" Rias whimpered slightly.
"I know. That's everything in my life." Ritsuka sighed slightly. His tone was both accepting and resolved. "Ah, could you do me a favor though."
"Um… certainly." Rias agreed almost absentmindedly. Akeno and Koneko were silently pondering things while Kiba looked concernedly at Ritsuka. Asia looked on at him wondering slightly if he was actually a saint or something.
She couldn't wrap her mind around how someone could so selflessly let their lives be at risk so readily. She did so but that was due to her upbringing while working in the church.
Ritsuka seemed ambivalent about all forms of religion. He accepted them but he didn't seem to gravitate to any one belief. It was almost like he knew about each faith implicitly.
"Asia needs more clothes. Can you take her shopping for them while I get some magical things ready?" Ritsuka asked as he waited for a reply.
"But I don't have any-!" Asia started to protest before Ritsuka placed a very large stack of yen in front of her.
"Take it. Buy clothes." Ritsuka answered just as quickly.
"Don't you need this?" Asia looked shocked at the amount before her… as did the others.
"Hm? No, not at all." Ritsuka waved it off. "If I need more I can pawn a few jewels that I have off. If I have time I can magically make more jewels to do that so I'm not going to be hurting for money any time soon."
To illustrate his point Ritsuka pulled out an emerald and sapphire out of his magical storage space. He gave a small chuckle before excusing himself from the table and heading for the dojo.
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