Hearing the provocative words coming from my side, Hisaki turned his head towards the source and sighed.
'Can't believe I'm experiencing this cliche moment just like those Chinese protagonists.' he thought, as he examined the kid who got the gal to say anything in front of heiresses connected to the Maou's
"...oh, so it's you." Hisaki dryly stated before turning behind and ignoring the green-haired provoker, who's one of the Heir candidates of the Glasya-Labolas Clan.
Figures, Only a person who's connected to a Maou would have the guts to be such a rude bitch in front of the Heiress that's closely connected to the Maou's.
"Oi, a filthy half-breed like you doesn't have the right to igno—." Before he could even complete his sentence, Zephyrdor Glasya-Labolas suddenly froze, much to the surprise of everyone watching.
"Take him." Hisaki voiced, waving his hands which already glowed a deep, emerald green.
"His time will resume half an hour from now." After leaving those words, Hisaki waved his hand one more time and the frozen Zephyrdor was slightly flung away from the table.
The entire venue went quiet, as they couldn't comprehend what just happened.
The arrogant Zephyrdor was trying to provoke Hisaki for taking a very long time inside the King's Chamber, and the next thing they knew, Zephyrdor froze from head to toe.
And the last thing they heard was Hisaki's sharp voice, bereft of anything that Zephyrdor was trying to achieve.
For everyone, It seemed that Hisaki didn't even think of Zephyrdor seriously, and just thought of him as a bug.
And that was the truth, Hisaki saw Zephyrdor as nothing more than a Kid being a Nuisance and throwing a tantrum.
And so, he did what he would have done to any kids being such a bitch—he gave him a time out, for 30 minutes, in a literal sense.
And now, everyone who had attended the party had now known the absurdity that is Hisaki's Time.
That said, while everyone else who's not informed of Hisaki's true abilities sees that event as something mind boggling.
To Hisaki and others in the know, seeing him freeze the rude Zephyrdor, didn't even make their face move one bit.
After all, Hisaki had done something more amazing than freezing someone entirely.
And that happened on the first day he was introduced to the underworld.
And so, aside from this little hiccup, the party went on without any problem. The only thing that changed was the newfound respect and fear that they had developed for Hisaki, The Boy who could casually freeze anyone's time.
When the party ended, Hisaki and Seekvaira said their goodbyes to their friends— with Hisaki, promising Rias that he will visit their estate first thing tomorrow, to introduce her to Akeno, her potential queen.
Of which, the Crimson-haired girl responded with full enthusiasm.
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-Back at the Agares Estate-
The first thing that Seekvaira, Hisaki, and their father, Kaldezar had seen, was Sebas, along with Rem and Ram, greeting them, as they got out of the Carriage.
The three of them acted very professional, making Seekvaira pout, as she was the only one who currently didn't have a personal attendant of her choosing.
But then she remembered about the evil pieces she just received tonight, so Seekvaira's frown turned upside-down.
"Hisaki… Can you help me find Peerage members too please? Even one will be fine, and the rest, I'll pick them on my own." Seekvaira tapped Hisaki's shoulder, and when he looked at her, she voiced her request.
"Hm? Sure! Although, No stealing Rem, Ram, and Minerva Okay?"
"As for Akeno, As you may have heard before, She's gonna be Rias's future queen."
"Of course! Who do you think I am? I'll never steal any of my friend's peerage members!" Seekvaira harrumphed proudly, and in response, Hisaki nodded.
"Alright, I'll help you find peerage members when I can. Although, It would probably take months, or even years, are you fine with that?"
"Of course! Talent can't just be found casually on the road, I know that fact!" Seekvaira remarked, before she happily skipped away towards the mansion.
'Man, she's really so much different from the Seekvaira I know in the anime… but I guess it's for the best.' That was the last thing Hisaki thought before he moved on with Rem and Ram as well.
Leaving behind the two adults, Kaldezar and Sebas who nodded with each other with a smile, seeing Hisaki and Seekvaira's progress in their relationship.
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Inside the Mansion.
"Hisa-nii… how was your night? Did everything go well with the Evil Pieces?" Rem's soft voice filled with worry was heard by Hisaki, as she brought up the question, after seeing Hisaki's worried face.
Hisaki smiled, and thanked her for asking, before he mentioned what had transpired in the King's Chamber, sans the King Piece that Ajuka had given him.
Hearing this, Rem and Ram panicked, and surprisingly enough, Ram looked even more worried than her sister, as she straight up stuck her own body to Hisaki's as she worriedly checked his entire body.
Meanwhile, Hisaki was smiling the whole time, fully amused at their adorable reaction.
A warm feeling filled his chest, as he enveloped the two up in his arms.
"You two don't need to worry, I won't explode, I promise. I know how to fix the Evil Pieces."
"Really—?" Rem asked with a tearful face, looking every bit adorable.
'Guh!' Hisaki inwardly clutched his heart.
'She's just so adorable!' He thought, before he turned his head towards the other sister, who also looked similar to Rem.
Hisaki felt two arrows hit his heart, and couldn't help but shudder, making the twins worried even more.
It took Hisaki's entire willpower to not pass out right there and then + control himself back to normal.
Thankfully, Hisaki's willpower was tempered through countless battles.—ahem..Beatings he received from Baraqiel, so he managed to pull through.
So, after giving the twins a firm hug, one after another, much to the twin's happiness, Hisaki said his goodbyes to them, before going back to his room.
Meanwhile, Minerva and Akeno were both sound asleep in the guestrooms they have been assigned to.
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It was 3:45am, and instead of resting like he had said to the twins, Hisaki physically entered the Chaos Temple nervously.
He was worried that, since Ajuka had intervened and had given him an Incomplete King Piece which saved him from danger, he wouldn't be able to upgrade his King Piece anymore.
Thankfully, his worries were unfounded, because— Just like beforehand, the Temple was still glowing red, and the same words were written on the board in front of the Altar.
The only difference was that— instead of 5minutes, the countdown had been extended to 20 years instead.
And despite 20 years being long in human standards, to a supernatural creature like Hisaki, 20 years was nothing but a drop of water in an ocean.
And it seems that the Chaos Temple agrees as well.
Hisaki didn't waste anymore time, and excitedly materialized each, and everyone of his Evil Pieces, even the King Piece as his gut told him that something good would happen if he put it as well.
After putting the 16 pieces in the middle of the altar, Hisaki paid the price of 32 Chaos Shards.
This significantly lessened his Chaos Shard stock, as only 48 were left from the previous 80 shards.
After paying the Shards, Hisaki excitedly turned his head towards the Shining Evil Pieces, wondering what they would turn into.
And it didn't take long, because a bright light shone through, similar to the light that it gives whenever Hisaki pulls 10X.
"Woah— What!?"
Hisaki was shocked, as he picked up the now—black Evil Pieces with white outline, similar to that of a certain mandalorian sword.
After Hisaki finished taking a quick look over at the Pieces radiating power one by one— completely unlike the normal Evil Pieces, which felt nothing, just like normal chess pieces.
He turned his attention back to the Board, and saw that new words replaced the previous one written there.
"Chaos Pieces. An upgraded version of the Evil Piece. So it's above mutation pieces."
"Capable of Reincarnating just about anyone, as long as they agree, huh. And those who I reincarnate will receive their own personal abilities, and/or upgrade their current ones."
"Peerage members who are significantly stronger than I, will have their strength suppressed to my level, but— once a day, the limiter can be released for an hour.
Okay that's pretty neat." Hisaki smiled, after reading the Information of the Evil Pieces, really happy at both its appearance and effects.
"What's more—" Hisaki's brows looked at the row of question marks being shown, and the only number and letters he could read were.
『Synchronization: 1%』
Hisaki was greatly intrigued, wondering what these mysterious new Chaos Pieces would bring once the Synchronization had reached full 100.
But one thing's for certain— Hisaki has a feeling that this one is related to the King Piece that Ajuka had given him.